Maiko Jinushi | Intimacy and Distances
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Centre A: Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art 205-268 Keefer Street (Sun Wah Centre), Vancouver, British Columbia V6A 1X5

Maiko Jinushi, "Lip Wrap," (2019)
HD video (animation). Image Courtesy of Artist.
Intimacy and Distances, Tokyo based interdisciplinary artist Maiko Jinushi's first solo exhibition in Canada, consists of four short video works and preliminary drawings. For over a decade, Maiko Jinushi has been creating video works internationally, as a visual form of literary experience, exploring the relationship with others in unique ways through dialogue and collaborative performance with various artists.
In 2017, Jinushi created a performance “Sound of Desires” in collaboration with Vancouver based percussionist, John Brennan at Western Front, Vancouver, for the LIVE International Performance Art Biennale. This is her second visit to Vancouver after six years.
The relationship between self and others are unraveled through the seemingly contradictory keywords "Intimacy” and “Distances,” reflecting the physical and emotional distance experienced during the Corona pandemic, to explore intimate relationships through digital communication with others.