07 - 17.01.2026 Free admission
There will be several micro events with free admission as part of the exhibition.
10.01. Origami for children (aged 6+) 12:30
15.01. SHODO 19:30
17.01. Origami for children (aged 6+) 12:30
ありがとう、日本!
Arigatō, Nihon!
"Arigato, Nihon!" or translated into English "Thank you, Japan!" is a photographic exhibition containing documentary photography taken in the land of the rising sun. Simona Halacheva devoted her two-week stay to researching, exploring, and photographing the culture, architecture, food, people, and art. The photos were taken in the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto, Okayama, Nara, Osaka, and Naoshima Island.
Most of the photographs were taken on film with a Mamiya C330, a Japanese camera from the 1960s. The black-and-white images were hand-copied onto handmade light-sensitive paper as a tribute to the skills, dexterity, attitude, and dedication of Japanese craftsmen and artists.
The images captured with a digital camera (also Japanese) will be presented as prints on art paper. The author's goal is to intertwine through photography two different worlds that manage to coexist in harmony, complementing each other without interfering with each other—the world of traditions and crafts with the world of digital and technology.
During her travels, she recorded sounds from different places (subways, trains, busy places, temples...) and these sounds complement the exhibition – either through a sound environment or through a QR code that leads to them.
The exhibition will feature workshops or lectures on calligraphy, matcha preparation or tea ceremonies, kintsugi or origami workshops for children...
This would contribute to the overall atmosphere and spirit of the land of the rising sun.
Simona Halacheva