Seian Arts Attention Vol.6. What is Faith Today? “My God, Your God”

Mii-dera (Onjo-ji Temple)

Chihiro Mori "Sauna Buddhist alters（Fruits）"（2012）

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With a view to thinking more on the issues of faith and deity in the context of our contemporary society, fifteen art students and seven established artists visited some of the temples and shrines near Seian University of Art and Design in Shiga Prefecture. This exhibition showcases the works that arose out of the various reflections these visits sparked off: reflections on the various artistic styles encountered and their wider geopolitical context, as well as new perspectives on the religious subject as it occurs within contemporary art.
This exhibition will be held at Seian University of Art and Design’s Seian Art Center, Mii-dera, currently celebrating the 1,200-year anniversary of its foundation, and the Hotel Anteroom Kyoto. It provides viewers an opportunity to ponder spiritual questions as they affect contemporary Japanese society and individual members of society, and perhaps points towards the possibility of a new sense of value.

Participating artists: Takehiro Iikawa, Teppei Kaneuji, Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Masanori Maeda, Mori Chihiro, Alexandre Maubert, Stéphane de Medeiros, and others.