Jess Dowson

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End of Year Show + Pride

Reasonably busy week.

Finished up show prep on the Monday, the private view is on Friday 16th. 

On Friday I popped up to London to visit two exhibitions currently on at the Barbican - The Japanese House & Into the Unknown, both of which are well worth the visit. The Japanese House exhibition is on until the 25th June, and Into the Unknown is on until the 1st September.

The Japanese House deals with Japan’s evolving domestic architecture post-WW2, covering the rejection of Western imposition, evolution of Metabolism & the rejection of that form as well. There are two 1:1 recreations present in the exhibition, one of which is a tea house by Terunobu Fujimori. It was quite satisfying being able to set foot in one of his structures after studying Yakisugi House.

On Saturday, we marched in Canterbury Pride. Maybe it is because its been 7 years, but that was a lot more fun than the last Pride I attended. Also helped that there was actual entertainment, live music & a maker’s fayre afterwards. 

I can’t wait till Berlin.