ichino tami & Thomas Maisonnasse「About Geneva's art scene」

Shirabe and Kawaguchi visited Geneva, Switzerland, which is not so familiar to Fukuoka, in September last year, and we will introduce the past activities of Tami and Thomas, who are active as artists there, based on the video images of their atelier and gallery, and discuss how they are working and in what kind of environment. The talk will include discussion and other topics.

ichino tami
Born in 1978 in Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. After graduating from Morioka Mukonakano Gakuen (now Scolle High School) in 1998, she went to France to study at the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (Enbal) (1998-2000). VillaArsonVillaArson in Nice (2000-2001), then moved to Switzerland, where he studied at the Geneva School of Fine Arts, Esba (EcolesupérieurdesBeaux-ArtsdeGenève), now Head (Hauteécoled' artetdedesigndeGenève)(2001-2005). His work in Europe is characterized by the study of painting, drawing, and the relationship they can have with objects and the natural world. He begins with a careful observation of the things that surround him and integrates them into paintings, drawings, and even three-dimensional objects constructed as if they had just emerged from the canvas. He places them in a space where time seems to be suspended by a special tension, something disturbing and strange. His work has been exhibited mainly in Switzerland and Europe.

www.tamiichino.net

Thomas Maisonnasse Thomas Maisonnasse
was born in Grenoble, France in 1976 and currently lives and works in Geneve. He studied biology/geology at the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France (1996-1998), then studied art at Enbal (EcolenationaledesBeaux-ArtsdeLyon), Lyon (1998-2000) and VillaArson, Nice (2000-2001). In 2004, he moved to Switzerland to study art at the School of Fine Arts in Genèp, formerly Esba, Ecolesuperieuredesbeaux-artsdeGenève/now Head, HauteEcolesupérieurdesbeaux-artssetdedesigndeGenève. He graduated from the artssetdedesigndeGenève.
Shadows are a central part of his work, with a focus on the materiality associated with shadows rather than their symbolic aspect. He traces shadows through installations, videos, photographs, and murals integrated into architecture. He continues his research in the field of photography with the black-and-white images in his current project, Sirisu: Everything You Can See Under the Sun. His work has been exhibited in Switzerland, France, and Japan

www.thomasmaisonnasse.net

Art in Geneva Resources

Portfolio
http://www.tamiichino.net/essai/TI-portofolio_20250711-01_web.pdf
https://thomasmaisonnasse.net/images/thomas_maisonnasse-TCQSVSLS-20220717-01.pdf

Public art, events e.g.
(introduction of projects involving the city and society in the context of the art scene in Geneva, Switzerland)

Archipel, Experimental Music and Sound Art Festival 2023, Geneva
Mobile installation of instruments and paintings Tambours flottants/ floating drums
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCWekoD-W4o&list=PLbb46rbeNhni8uSQuPYhIc44Av_mK-42Q

Hospital Art, Thomas Maisonnasse , Tami Ichino Renovation Project
Comme à la maison/ Like a house, 2022
Emergency Center, University Hospital of Beau State, Lausanne
https://rapportsannuels.chuv.ch/activite/2021/6-construire-lhopital-de-demain/batiment/173/

Social welfare and contemporary art
Art truck 007, 2024
Renfile, Plan le Wat
Planning Destination27, Fmac
https://www.fmac-geneve.ch/projets/art-truck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YSzV2seO20

Workshop with visually impaired children
Lien tactile-Touching connections, 2023
FMAC Collaboration with the Geneva Foundation for Contemporary Art, Geneva
https://www.fmac-geneve.ch/actualites/lien-tactile

Festival poster
Orb Musical 2021, Geneva
https://lesaubes.ch/programme-2021/
Fmac/ Fonds Municipal d'art contemporain de Genève
Geneva Independent Art Space History Exhibition Flux, 2024
https://www.fmac-geneve.ch/actualites/lien-tactile

Neon installation in the Place du Plainpalais Neon parallax, Fmac
https://evenements.geneve.ch/neons/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGFDyefb-o8

International Art Fairs, Biennale
Art Geneva
https://www.artgeneve.ch/en/home/
Art Basel
https://www.artbasel.com
Intrepid Biennale Leo Biennale de Genève Art Space
https://bigbiennale.ch

Gowen Gallery
Making the Landscape exhibition, 2024
http://www.gowencontemporary.com/exhibitions/making-the-landscape/

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Possibilities for Cooperation between Switzerland and Japan

Examples of past exhibitions in collaboration between Switzerland and Japan

150th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Switzerland and Japan
Swiss Visual, Swiss Contemporary Photography and Visual Arts: Present and Past, Zui-Un-An, 2014, organized by Masakage Amano, Kyoto
https://www.n-foundation.or.jp/exhibitions/2014-swiss-visual# exhibition-artist

Tami Ichino - Thomas Maisonas Two Artists Exhibition
Rentrée à la maison - Returning Home, Former Watanuki Family, 2022, Planning/Kurashiki-tsugu-kai, Yanagawa
https://www.kurashitsugu.com
https://yokavanmou.com/report/ Painting & Photography Exhibition at Samurai Residence