Art Rotterdam 2021

Yoriko Ishizawa

Functie: Project-programme Director Creative Residency Arita Land: Japan Bezoekperiode: 30 juni - 04 juli Bezoekjaar: 2021 Onderdeel van Art Rotterdam 2021

Yoriko Ishizawa studied architecture and worked as an interior designer in London. After coming back to Japan she spent working in urban planning projects in Tokyo as a public art manager. With her strong interest to traditional Japanese crafts, she start working with ceramic projects in Arita, Japan since 2015.

Ishizawa has a base in Kyoto, Arita and Eindhoven establishing an independent art and design craft collective which actively bridges the creative culture worlds of Japan and Europe. She works as a project-programme director for the artists and designers in residency programme in Arita, Japan, Creative Residency Arita, which enables two contrasting cultures to break new ground together and foster a new period of creativity.