Jun'ichiro ISHII
Born in 1975, Fukuoka, JAPAN. Live in Paris, France
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I was born in 1975 Fukuoka Japan. I studied fine art beginning with the basics of paintings. Through the personal social-cultural experiences, the focus of my interest has slowly shifted from paintings to more three dimensional approach or more complex creative activities. After undertaking several projects in Japan, I was invited to take part in artist residency programs in Seoul, South Korea. It was my first international artistic experience. As a result of this two years cultural experience in South Korea, with a Korean artist, I organized a Korea-Japan cultural exchange exhibition in Tokyo and Seoul. And since 2006, I am now living in Paris.
Based on site-specific point of view, I am extremely interested in observing cultural localities. To precisely grasp pure impression of the site, I do not have formal methods. But adding a symbolic form to the peculiarity, I am representing the cultural localities as site-specific art piece. To cover the temporariness of the site-specific works, I employ the video. It is not only for archives but independently functioning as an art piece which features my project from another angle.

Education
2002.
1995.
BA, Kyushu-Sangyoh University, Department of Fine Art. Fukuoka, Japan
Graduated from Nihon Designers School, Department of Interior Design. Fukuoka, Japan
Artist Residency Program
2008.
2005.
2004.
January - March, ComPeung Village of Creativity, Chiang Mai, Thailand
April - Jun
e, Ssamzie Space Studio Program, Seoul, South Korea
Mar
ch - December, Young-Eun Museum of Contemporary Art, KwangJu, South Korea
Grant
2008.
2005.

Pola Art Foundation , Japan / The Japan Foundation
The Japan-Korea Cultural Foundation / The Japan Foundation
Membership
From 2007, Maison des Artistes, France
Group and Selected Exhibition
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2000.

"ART-IST 18th Istanbul Art Fair", TUYAP, Istanbul, Turkey
"The 4th Tashkentale" House of Photography / International Caravanserai of Culture, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
"Transparent Illusion - 1st INTERNATIONAL CANAKKALE BIENNIAL" Canakkale, Turkey
"The 1st International Roaming Biennial of Tehran" Hafriyat Karakoy, Istanbul, Turkey
"HISTOIRES D'EAUX - HISTOIRES D'ART" Greoux les Bains, France
"Never Been to Teheran"
8 places in Iran / Turkey / USA / New Zealand / Denmark / Germany
"TIME TO SEE" ES KONSEPT, Istanbul, Turkey
"Borderline - 44th INTERNATIONAL TROY FESTIVAL" Canakkale, Turkey
"ARTS NATURE 2007" Chastreix-Sancy, Auvergne, France
"The 7 th OPENSTUDIO Exhibition" Ssamziespace, Seoul, South Korea
"Project Standing by OOO" Kwan-Hoon Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
"BRAVO!" GA Gallery, Seoul, South Korea / HIGURE 17-15 cas, Tokyo, Japan
"ART-ALAN II" KARUGART, Istanbul, Turkey
"Nam Nam Pouk Nyo" Gana Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
"KOREAN-EYESED" Kwan-Hoon Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
"3 Three or more…" Young-Eun Museum of Contemporary Art, KwangJu, South Korea
"FLOW - Anyang River Project 2004" Supplement Space Stone and Water, Anyang, South Korea
"Traffic: ART EXCHANGE" Fukuoka Art Museum / Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, Fukuoka, Japan
"Borders and Change - Nakatsue Art Camp 2002" Nakatsue Village, Oita, Japaqn
"34th Nishinihon Art Exhibition" Kurume Ishibashi Museum of Art, Fukuoka, Japan
"Only One and Friendship - Nakatsue Art Week 2001" Nakatsue Village, Oita, Japan
"8th Beppu Contemporary Art Exhibition" Beppu Art Museum, Oita, Japan
"Culture Crush" Amicas Gallery / ACROS Gallery / Saibu-GAS Gallery, Fukuoka, Japan
"Impression of 2000" Saibu-GAS Gallery, Fukuoka, Japan

Video Festival Nominated and Screening
2008.












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2006.

"Devenir-ecran", P'tit comptoir, Le Vigan, France
"
21es Instants Video", Martigues, France
"VAD: The 6th Festival Internacional de video i arts digitals", Girona, Spain
"The 10th Ssamzie space anniversary exhibition" Ssamzie space, Seoul, South Korea
"Fukuoka Eco-Film Festival", Nokonoshima, Fukuoka, Japan
"MIR festival 2008", Athens, Greece
"Corto per Scelta", Marche, Italy
"August in Art VIDEOHOLICA", Varna, Bulgaria
"VIDEOAKT" GloagauAIR, Berlin, Germany

"Video' Appart" In private Parisian apartements / La maison des arts de bagneux, France
"The 5th Bangkok Experimental Film Festival" Bankok, Thailand
"
3rd Edition of MAGMART video under volcano" Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Naples, Italy
"VIDEOFORMES: 23rd New Media & video Art Festival" Clermont-Ferrand, France
"Tokyo Video Festival 2008" Japan Victor Bldg, Tokyo, Japan
"International Contemporary Art Biennial of Adana" Adana, Turkey
"5th BigScreen International Film Festival" Yunnan, Kunming, China
"VIDOVIN 2007" Multimedia Centre MINK, Tolmin, Slovenia
"Optica: the Gijon International Festival of Video Art" Gijon, Spain
"RAW: VIDEO ART" Monkey Town, New York, USA
"10th International Istanbul Biennial" 25 spots of Istanbul, Turkey
"Shoot OFF//Art Video" Espace Canopy, Paris, France
"11th Edition of International Video and Shorts Festival UNIMOVIE" Pescara, Italy

"9th International Short Film Festival Tinklai" 6 cities of Lithuania
"6DOF MUESTRA PUEBLA07" Cultural Center LA CLOACA / NAHUAL, Puebla, Mexico
"The 6th International Kansk Video Festival" Kansk, Russia
"One Minute Film & Video Festival"
Aula Alte Kanti, Aarau, Switzerland
"You're not as green as you are cabbage-looking" Transformer Gallery, Washington DC, USA
"OK.VIDEO: Jakarta Video Festival 2007" National Gallery of Indonesia-Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
"5eme Festival Signes de Nuit" Maison de l'Europe, Paris, France
"Athens Video Art Festival 07" Athens, Greece
"Cine Falcatrua -International Video Exhibition" Vitoria/ES, Brazil
"00130Gallery Video Project" 00130Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
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Limited Access Audio-Video screening
" parkingallery, Tehran, Iran
"ICE BOX 02 Audio/Visual Art Festival" Bell-Roberts CUBE Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

"2nd Edition of MAGMART video under volcano" Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Naples, Italy
"4th Edition of INPORT International Video-Performance Art Festival" Tallinn, Estonia
"10th Edition of International Video and Shorts Festival UNIMOVIE" Citta Sant'Angelo / Pescara, Italy

 

Project and Solo Exhibition
2008.
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"WEDNESDAY PROJECT" Minimal Gallery, Chiang Mai, Thailand
"Foot Print Project I " Young-Eun Museum of Contemporary Art, KwangJu, South Korea
"HOSE PROJECT 2002 in Taio Goldmine" Taio Goldmine Museum, Oita, Japan
"HOSE PROJECT 2001 in Nakatsue Village" Nakatsue Village, Oita, Japan
"HOSE PROJECT Installation Exhibition" Iris Gallery, Fukuoka, Japan
"HOSE PROJECT 2000 in Gannosu Airport" Gannosu Aitport, Fukuoka, Japan

"Document of HOSE PROJECT" HAKU Gallery, Fukuoka,
Japan
"Drop Out From Your Stage" Paintings Exhibition, HAKU Gallery, Fukuoka,
Japan
"
Reart is Movement" Paintings Exhibition, Charly's Art Market, Fukuoka, Japan
"
REART" Paintings Exhibition, 9 MILES, Fukuoka, Japan
Other Works
2007.
2005.

2004.
Jury of the "5 eme Festival Signes de Nuit" Paris, France
Open Studio. Ssamzie Studio, Seoul, South Korea
Work Shop. Hanamidoh Elementary School, Tokyo, Japan
Work Shop. Young-Eun Museum of Contemporary Art, KwangJu, South Korea
Museum / Gallery Collections
2008.


2007.
2005.
2003.
Video Work "PROMENADE" William Warren Library (Jim Thompson House), Bangkok, Thailand
Video Work "PROMENADE"
Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Naples, Italy
Video Work "Compound Eyes"
Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Naples, Italy
Video Work "silkworm"
Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Naples, Italy
Installation Work
"MY NAME IS BRAVO" Ssamzie Studio, Seoul, South Korea
Installation Work
"switch" HIGURE 17-15 cas, Tokyo, Japan
Language Ability
JAPANESE: Mother tongue / ENGLISH: Fluent / FRENCH: TCF niveau B1 / KOREAN: Notions