The Work of Art in Contemporary Japan: Inner and outer worlds of creativity

Being ‘creative’ appears to require two distinct forms of attention: an outward-facing engagement with the world around oneself, including with the work of others and with the materials one employs; and a kind of

withdrawal into the self, or into a relatively solitary space characterised by a sense of focus and immersion. This project explores the relationship between these ‘inner’ and ‘outer’ worlds, as mutually entwined dimensions of artistic production, as a way of enlarging our understanding of the nature of creativity and, especially, how experiences and expressions of creativity are shaped and constrained by social, cultural and institutional contexts.  https://worldsofcreativity.socanth.cam.ac.uk/

This project is funded by the AHRC.

Image by Kaori Yoshikawa. All Rights Reserved.

PI Iza Kavedžija

Exhibition co-curation Kaori Yoshikawa

Podcast co-production Dr Robert Simpkins
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