Eiko Otake: A Body with Fukushima
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Eiko
spent
four
years
of
her
childhood
in
a
prefecture
next
to
Fukushima.
After
the
region
was
hit
with
multiple
disasters
including
an
earthquake,
a
tsunami,
and
the
explosions
of
the
Daiichi
nuclear
plant,
Eiko
visited
the
irradiated
Fukushima
five
times
with
a
historian
and
photographer
William
Johnston.
Experiencing
a
deep
sense
of
regret
for
human-made
environmental
disaster,
Eiko
danced
alone
hoping
to
use
her
body
as
a
conduit
to
people
who
are
far
away
and
to
future
generations.
Eiko
has
presented
aspects
of
this
project
in
exhibitions,
a
photo
book,
and
a
feature-length
film.
Here,
she
will
perform
live
within
an
installation
of
moving
image
projections.
A
Body
with
Fukushima
presents
a
powerful
embodiment
of
grief,
upset,
and
remorse
while
bringing
together
the
present,
past
and
the
landscape
of
post-earthquake
Fukushima
through
and
with
Eiko’s
body.
There
will
be
an
artist
talk
and
Q&A
following
the
performance.
