Som is interested in crossing cultures through international relationships between Southeast Asia and Japan. People bring their beliefs, customs, and cultures with them to feel at home while adapting to a new environment. It happens in capital cities, but also in small cities dotted around borders, along the rivers, coasts, or strategic locations. She is interested in their cultural relationship by looking at the influence and adaptation of their skills of languages, arts and crafts, architectures, etc. The project will be held in Japan, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, and Myanmar. It will be a resource for her future artworks/projects.

Main Cities of Activity

Japan：Tokyo, Yokohama, Okinawa, Sapporo　Malaysia：Kuala Lumper, Labuan　Brunei：Bandar Seri Begawan　Singapore：Singapore　Myanmar：Yangon, Mandalay

Host Institution(s) / Individual(s)

Arts Inisiative Tokyo (AIT)

Arts Tropical

Fuyuka Shindo

Ryusue Ito, Fine arts department of Hokkaido University of Education

Nani Kahar (LabDNA)

Hazairi Hassan and Lyna Musmanlyna

Yasmin Jaidin

Paul Khoo

Jeremy Chu

Myanm/art

Japan Foundation Yangon

Activity Reports

“The Study of Migration and Cultural Relationship between Small Cities in Southeast Asia and Japan.”