活化廳 社區駐場計劃（三）
無家藝術家：市村美佐子
活化廳邀請到來自東京的市村美佐子，一位八年來一直以露宿者方式生活的藝術家，並策動不同關注東京露宿者生活處境的藝術行動。藝術家將於駐場期間舉行分享會，介紹她的露宿生活/創作，
在香港，不少人把露宿者標籤為精神有問題，又或是癮君子等「危險」人物。（甚被傳媒稱他們為喪屍！）事實上露宿者選擇露宿街頭原因眾多。他們或因長期失業、
家庭糾紛等而露宿，部份人也是地產霸權的受害者。東京自九十年代起出現大量露宿者，估計至今約有一萬多人，
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活化廳 藝術家社區駐場計劃（三）：市村美佐子
駐場期間：1/8-28/8
策劃:李俊峰
藝術家講座：（講座以日文進行，付以廣東話翻譯）
時間：13/8 (六) 3:00-6:00 p.m
地點: 油麻地上海街404號地下 活化廳
成果發表展覽 暨 大食會：
展覽開幕大食會：21/8 (日) 6:00 p.m
地點: 油麻地上海街404號地下 活化廳
展覽日期: 21/8-11/9 (closed on Mon)展覽時間: 1:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m
展覽日期: 21/8-11/9 (closed on Mon)展覽時間: 1:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m
（歡迎自攜食物及樂器）
查詢：info@wooferten.org / 9558 9394（峰）
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Wooferten Artivist in Residency Program (III) Homeless Artist: Misako Ichimura
Wooferten has invited Misako Ichimura from Tokyo, an artist who curates and leads art actions that concern the living condition of the homeless people in Tokyo, as she herself has been living with them in the state of homeless-ness for the previous eight years.
During her residency, she will talk about her homeless life and introduce her different creative acts under such a living condition. She will also create a series of art action that response to different public space in our Yaumatei neighborhood and the livelihood of the homeless.
In Hong Kong, people often related the homeless people with mental illness patients, drug addicts, all sorts of potentially dangerous threatening people. One media recently just even blackened them as “Zombie”! But, instead, there are all sorts of reasons that they have to stay homeless, such as having long period of unemployment, family quarrels, etc.. They are also, in fact, victims of the Hong Kong extreme land and housing policy.
Since the 90s, there were huge numbers of homeless people appearing in Tokyo, estimate figure could be over ten thousand, and even more joining in after the quake. Part of the homeless people have a proper day-time job, some could even afford the rent of some apartments, but they all choose to camp and live in the park, for they refuse to live and work just for the rent. In their community, we could actually find bars, barber shops and cafés run by themselves. Some of them satisfied their everyday needs through bartering, which allows them to retreat from a way of capitalistic life dictated by monetary exchange. They could always take care of one another, forming a maybe homeless but homely sense of community belongings.
Around eight years ago, Misako Ichimura decided to live the homeless way. By being one amongst them, she leads different kind of art activities, focusing on the situation of the homeless. Every week, she holds a free coffee corner and painting course. She also helps the female homeless to form a network, in which they knit and weave, and bring the products to be sold in the flea market.
For once, Misako as moved to a carton hut that has been deliberately set fire by someone, and redecorated this carton hut with beautiful graphics. People there gradually accept the carton hut and the hut even draws more homeless to settle around it in hope of seeking safety and protection.
Misako has published an illustrated book describing the life of a female homeless person, titledChocolate in a Blue-Tent Village: Letters to Kikuchi from the Park.
She is also one of the co-founder of the Tokyo “no-nike” movement. For three years ago, the Tokyo government intended to offer the rights of running a park within the Shibuya district to the giant sport wear company Nike, for them to develop a sport-themed park. But the plan will resulted in the lost of a certain area of non-commercial public space, many of the future facilities actually needs entry fees or charges. Many of the homeless people settling there too, will have to move out. So Misako and some activist friends started this “no-nike” campaign, organizing all sorts of art activities and forums there. Misako also invited foreign artists to stay there as part of her Miyashita Park artist residency project, blurring the identities of artists and the homeless, confusing the authority.
Misako will have her sharing on the 13th of August here in Wooferten, talking about how she combines her homeless life and her artistic life. Her work will also be presented in the exhibition that is going to open on the 21st August. On the opening day, we will have a gathering, with food and snacks served, while you are welcome to bring your prepared food over too.＊＊＊
Period: 1/8-28/8
Curator: Lee Chun Fung
Artist Talk:
Date: 13/8 (sat) 3:00-6:00pm
Venue: Wooferten, G/f, 404, Shanghai street, Yaumatei
The talk will be conducted in Japanese, with Cantonese Translation
Exhibition:
21/8 - 11/9 (closed on Mon), daily 1pm - 8pm
Residency Exhibition Opening Party:
Date: 21/8 (sun) 6:00pm
Venue: Wooferten, G/f, 404, Shanghai street, Yaumatei
(Bring Your Food & Musical Instrument)
Enquiry：info@wooferten.org / 9558 9394（fung）
Website：air-wooferten.
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