A solo exhibition of video and mixed media at Fujiya Gallery, Beppu Japan by British Indian artist Sutapa Biswas (b. 1962, Shantiniketan, West Bengal,). The artist’s first presentation at a Japanese gallery. Produced during a two-month residency in Japan, Mata Ne, (See you Soon), is inspired by the oral histories of women of Beppu, Japan, who recount important moments in their lives. A method of recovering neglected histories, through a methodology exploring autobiographical practice centred on the subjectivity of the narrator. Oral histories focused on women’s experiences that demand revision of the historical. From these oral history’s, Sutapa aims to decenter patriarchal national narratives in Japan, through collaborations that make space for women’s narratives – their voices, experiences, and stories. Mata Ne, (See you Soon) was commissioned and produced as part of Kashima Artist in Residence 2015, supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan.
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