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Presentation and conversation with Manami Sato from Shimizusawa Project in Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan

ディスカッションイベント：佐藤真奈美（清水沢プロジェクト、北海道・夕張市）

6-8pm, Thursday 15th November 2018
W OR M, 11 Castle Street, Aberdeen AB11 5BQ Scotland
All welcome
Manami Sato, Director of Shimizusawa Project / 一般社団法人 清水沢プロジェクト、佐藤真奈美氏


北海道・夕張市清水沢地区で炭鉱遺産を活用したまちづくりを展開する「清水沢プロジェクト」の代表・佐藤真奈美さんを1970年代の北海油田発見以降石油ガス産業の街として栄えてきたスコットランド・アバディーンに招聘し、ディスカッションイベントを行います。二都市間の共通点や未来に向けたアートエクスチェンジ（芸術・文化による交換プロジェクト）の可能性などを探ります。

プレスリリース（日本語）はこちらをご覧ください
Speaker: Manami Sato (Director, Shimizusawa Project, Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan)
Panel: Dr Leslie Mabon (Reader in Environment and Society, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen)
Facilitator: Naoko Mabon (Independent Curator at WAGON and Associate member of Peacock Visual Arts)
Presented by: Peacock Visual Arts as part of Associates’ Social programme. 
Supported by: British Council, Creative Scotland, Aberdeen City Council and Robert Gordon University.

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WAGON in partnership with Peacock Visual Arts is thrilled to present an evening of presentation and conversation with Manami Sato from Shimizusawa Project in Yubari, Japan and Dr Leslie Mabon from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.

As part of a wider development towards a future exchange project between Japan-Aberdeen, Aberdeen-based Japanese curator Naoko Mabon visited Yubari in Hokkaido in early June and gave a public talk at Shimizusawa Project to introduce the art and cultural scene in Aberdeen. In return, with support from a partnership fund from British Council and Creative Scotland, Manami Sato, the Director of Shimizusawa Project will visit Aberdeen for a one-week site-visit to research about Aberdeen and introduce Yubari and the community-focused activities of Shimizusawa Project to the Aberdeen community. Yubari is a former active coal mining city and the first Japanese city to announce bankruptcy in 2007 after the final closure of the city’s coal industry in 1990.

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION
Following a presentation by Dr Leslie Mabon on his ongoing research in Yubari, Manami Sato will give a presentation about the Yubari community and the activities of Shimizusawa Project. 

After the presentations, Manami will be in conversation with Leslie and Naoko to discuss the current challenges and future plans of Yubari and Aberdeen, with the aim of exploring a way to develop a new collaborative art project between Yubari and Aberdeen into the future.

The conversation includes a Q & A with the audience followed by a networking over drinks. 

This event is free, no booking is required.

LECTURE AT ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY
As part of her site-visit, Manami will give a lecture at Robert Gordon University with Dr Leslie Mabon from 2-4pm on the 19th November 2018. The lecture will be a part of the lecture series on Daily Life in Northern Japan led by Dr Mabon. 

INTERVIEW ARRANGEMENT
Interviews with Manami Sato, Dr Leslie Mabon or Naoko Mabon can be arranged during Ms Sato’s Aberdeen site-visit from 13th to 19th November 2018. 

CONTACT
Naoko Mabon/ info@wagonart.org / +44(0)7547453658
 
'Shimizusawa Community Gate' - community meeting point and tourist information centre based in renovated former residence for coal miners / 炭鉱住宅を改装した交流拠点・観光インフォメーション「清水沢コミュニティゲート」
Shot from an event at the Shimizusawa slag heap / 清水沢ズリ山でのイベントの様子
Overviewing Shimizusawa's coal mining residential area from the top of the slag heap / 清水沢ズリ山から炭鉱住宅地を望む
                 
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