GEISAI#8 Photo Report

  • GEISAI shopping bags produced by groovisions.
  • Our Jurors from all sectors of the art world and scouts from famous galleries, publishers and more, circled the hall intensely looking for talented artists.
  • One of the scouts, gallerist Hiromi Yoshii.
  • Juror Yasushi Fujimoto.
  • Juror David Ellis carefully examines each work.
  • Naoki Takizawa, one of the judges, really enjoyed examining artworks.
  • After the first round of examinations, the jurors returned to visit with the artists they selected.
  • Debating and selecting the winners from Polaroid photos, jurors Noi Sawaragi, David Ellis, Yuko Hasegawa, and Yasushi Fujimoto (right to left)
  • After announcing the winners of the gold, silver, and bronze prizes, a live talk was held with the jurors and the winners.
  • Haruno, who won the gold prize at GEISAI#7, tried set out to create combine ink paintings and pop. “Here’s how it turned out!”
  • Here was Yui Fujibaga, winner of the silver prize at GEISAI#7. “I love painting people, so I do that this time.”
  • SIRO-A, who received the bronze prize at GEISAI#7, performed an ‘upgraded director’s cut’ version of their previous dance performance.“ It features dialog, props, lights, physical sensations (strong wind), and presents!”