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BSSTO 7th Anniversary Talk Event LiLiCo x Tabaimo "ART x SHORT FILM" @ "Art Golden Gai by NoxGallery x Superchief x Brillia"

■Date and time: Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 18:00-19:30 *Doors open at 17:30
Summary:
Brillia Short Shorts Theater Online (BSSTO), an online cinema that works in conjunction with the international short film festival Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA) to introduce and stream domestic and international short films throughout the year, will celebrate its 7th anniversary in February 2025.

This time, in collaboration with Art Golden Gai, a talk event was held at BSSTO on the theme of "ART × SHORT FILM". LiLiCo, a film commentator and ambassador for SSFF & ASIA, who knows the world of short films inside and out,

Tabaimo, a video artist who will also be appearing in the "ART x SHORT FILM Gallery" exhibition, will be making an appearance.

With "images" as the keyword, he will delve into the production background, methods of expression, ways of conveying messages, and how people perceive them in the worlds of film and art.

On the day, we will have a lot of fun content prepared, including drinks and light snacks, as well as souvenir sweets from Uncle Daisuke, who writes a column on the theme of "Movies and Sweets" in BSSTO.

We will also be featuring Yoshimi Kamiya (who has been drawing whirlpools for 10 years), who will be creating whirlpool art with the theme of "Sinking into a Whirlpool" in the exhibition area.

Talk guest: LiLiCo
Born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1970. Came to Japan at the age of 18 and began his entertainment career in 1989. Appeared as a film commentator on TBS's "King's Brunch" and on J-WAVE's "ALL GOOD FRIDAY," among many other programs. A film commentator who is active in many fields including anime voice acting, narration, and acting. He is also enthusiastic about fashion, having received the Nail Queen Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 and the Best Jeanist Council Selection Category in 2013, and is also involved in the design and production of jewelry.

Tabaimo (Chinese sweet potato)
The work uses hand-drawn drawings and animations that evoke the colors of traditional Japanese woodblock prints.
Known for his installation works, he has presented works that cynically express the problems lurking in contemporary Japanese society. In 2011, he represented Japan at the 54th Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition. Starting with a collaboration with Ohad Naharin of Batsheva Dance Company, he has been working on various stage productions since 2006. In 2016, he co-directed the video play "Fruit from Rust" (premiered at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Theater East) with dancer Maki Morishita. In 2020, it toured four cities in the United States. In 2022, he will perform "Tangled Drops," created with contemporary circus artist Jörg Müller. The show will tour four cities in Japan and four cities in France. In 2023, he will hold a large-scale solo exhibition at Kunstforeningen GlStrand in Copenhagen, showcasing five large installations, drawings, and oil paintings. In October 2024, she will hold her first solo exhibition in six years at Gallery Koyanagi, presenting seven new small-scale video installation works. She is currently presenting two new large-scale installation works at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art's special exhibition "Our 30th Year." Her 2007 work "dolefullhouse" is also on display at the museum's collection exhibition.
https://tabaimo.jpn.org/

Kamiya Yoshimi (who has been drawing Uzu for 10 years)
Artist He has been expressing various themes with [swirls] for 10 years. His "Drawing with Spirals" videos posted on TikTok and YouTube have attracted attention around the world, with a total of over 56 million views. In 2023, he won the Grand Prize in the ENTERTAINMENT category at the 8th Influencer Awards Japan. https://www.tiktok.com/@art_no_uzu

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Date and time: Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 18:00 start, 18:30 doors open, 19:30 end
Venue: 1F Saison Daikanyama, 5-1 Ebisu Nishi 2-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0021
Ticket: 3,500 yen (tax included)
*This ticket will allow you to view the 2nd floor area of Art Golden Gai (separate tickets will be sold for viewing the 3rd floor and above).

Contact:
For inquiries regarding this event, please contact:
Short Shorts Executive Committee look@shortshorts.org

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