DUET – Nederland + Japan

Woodblock prints

Woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige inspired not only Vincent van Gogh, but also the painters Lotte Wieringa and Shigeru Hasegawa. They created new works at the guest studio in Zundert. Hasegawa’s canvases are displayed alongside a large painting by his university friend Robert Zandvliet.

Blossom

Emily Bates and Katsumi Omori photographed the cherry blossom (sakura), a motif that inspired Vincent to paint his famous Almond Blossom. The final duo consists of Fleur van Dodewaard and Ikuhisa Sawada, who have incorporated photographs of Tokyo into wall sculptures.

Deshima

Emmy Bergsma took the story of her ancestor Titia Bergsma as the starting point for a series of works on paper. Titia was the first Western woman to be seen by the Japanese on the island of Deshima. She was frequently depicted in paintings and on all manner of objects.