国際人文学部の卒業生が藍染作品の展覧会を共同開催

水田美術館で開催中の「Indigo Blue Ocean by Leki x Occy」
“Indigo Blue Ocean by Leki x Occy” on exhibition at the Mizuta Museum of Art

元教え子の永原レキ氏と真栄興和氏と一緒に映る市山教授（国際人文学部長）
Leki Nagahara and Maeshiro Okikazu with their former English teacher (and current Dean of International Humanities), Professor Maria Shiguemi Ichiyama

 

 

国際人文学部の卒業生が藍染作品の展覧会を共同開催

本学の卒業生であり、語学教育センターで学んだ両氏が、東金キャンパスの水田美術館で合同展を開催しました。

「Indigo Blue Ocean by Leki x Occy -藍と海で世界をつなぐ-」と題されたこの展覧会は、藍染めで海やサーフィンにまつわるアート作品や工芸品を制作した両氏の作品を紹介するものです。

両氏は、本学、そして語学教育センターで過ごした時間が、現在の自分たちが、芸術家や職人へと成長するのに役に立ったと強調しました。真栄興和氏は、当時の先生や仲間たちとの交流が自分の視野を広げるのに役に立ったと話してくれました。また永原レキ氏は、語学教育センターでの経験が、自分がアメリカやオーストラリア、その他の国々を旅する準備に役に立ったと話してくれました。

両氏は本学で過ごした学生生活の思い出だけでなく、自分たちの芸術、地域社会、仕事の哲学など、強い絆で結ばれています。真栄興和氏にとって沖縄は故郷であり、永原レキ氏にとって徳島は故郷だということです。両氏は10月7日の展覧会オープニングのために千葉を訪れ、元顧問の先生や市山教授と面会しました。真栄興和氏は10月28日まで会場に滞在し、展示エリアの中央に設置された機織り機で作業をしながら、来場者と交流し、その高い技術を披露してくれました。

本展は、田島久義教授が発起人の一人であり、両氏を教えた市山教授（国際人文学部長・元語学教育センター長）が後援者となりました。

Former JIU students return to campus for a joint exhibition of their indigo art and crafts

Two JIU graduates and former students of the Faculty of International Humanities collaborated on a joint exhibition at the Mizuta Museum of Art on Togane campus.

“Indigo Blue Ocean by Leki x Occy — Connecting the World with Indigo and the Sea” detailed their work with indigo dyes producing artwork and crafts related to the sea and a surfing lifestyle.

When Maeshiro Okikazu (‘Occy’) and Leki Nagahara were enrolled as JIU students, both were active members of the surfing club and studied English through the CLE. They emphasized that their time at JIU and the CLE helped their transformation into the artists and craftsmen that they are today. Maeshiro Okikazu explained that interaction with his teachers and fellow students at the time helped broaden his horizons. Leki Nagahara explained that his experience with the CLE helped prepare him for his future travels to the United States, Australia, and other countries.

Not only do they share fond memories of student life at JIU, but also a strong connection to their art, community, and work philosophy. Okinawa is home for Maeshiro Okikazu, while Tokushima is home for Leki Nagahara. They both traveled to Chiba for the opening of the exhibition on Oct 7, where they met with former advisors and with Professor Ichiyama. Maeshiro Okikazu stayed for the duration of the exhibition until Oct 28, as he interacted with visitors and demonstrated his skills while working on a loom that was set up in the central part of the exhibition area.

The exhibition was partly initiated by Professor Hisayoshi Tajima and supported by the artists’ former English instructor, Professor Maria Shiguemi Ichiyama, Dean of International Humanities and former Director of the CLE.