Chiaki Horikoshi’s Exhibition “Darkness Under a Tree”

Fuyuko Kobori held a tea ceremony for 10 days at Cervantes Cultural Center in Ichigaya, during Chiaki Horikoshi’s two-month solo exhibition “My Gut in Spain”. The tea ceremony seats like a single flower in the Spanish wilderness. Two tatami mats laid out in a corner of the spacious exhibition space create a space that transcends national borders. Special events such as a dance performance by dancer Min Tanaka, guitarist Kaori Muraji, and flamenco dancer Shoji Kojima’s live performance were also held during the exhibition. The collaboration between Fuyuko Kobori’s traditional tea ceremony and Chiaki Horikoshi’s contemporary exhibition was a beautiful representation of Horikoshi’s multifaceted cultural identity and art practice.

Date: August – September,2011

Venue: Cervantes Cultural Center, Ichigaya, Tokyo, Japan

Tea Master: Fuyuko Kobori

Artist: Chiaki Horikoshi

Concept: Fuyuko Kobori

Photo: Kjell Hahn