＜co・iki members＞ ※Since March 2016 – subject to change
Owner／Producer：Yoko Negami
Support Members：Kaori Tooyama, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Takahiro Hamada[Technical Support]
Start-up Members : Emma Ota,Nozomu Kikuchi, Satoe Kanamori
Photography Support：bozzo
Profiles
Yoko Negami
Graduated from the International Relations
Course of Tsuda Women’s University. Studied
at Wimbledon School of Art. She works between
a wide range of fields from government led
programs to entertainment events, further
linking art with other areas of engagement. She
also coordinates contemporary dance events,
community art projects and offers support
towards emerging artists. She has initiated co・
iki due to her interest in the ties between the
individual and society, interdisciplinary
processes and coexistence.
Kaori Tooyama
Graduated from the Masters program in Music
Anthropology of Tokyo University of the Arts.
After working for a record label she has come to
work in a field supporting young artists and is
currently developing a program for a regional
body rooted in the local culture. She holds a
wide interest in all forms of art expression and
cultural engagement which link with history,
locality and society, and is building research
across these areas.
Start-up Members
Emma Ota
Graduated from the master course of
Musashino Art University in 2011. Organizer of
the project “dislocate”, questioning the
meaning of locality in globalized technology
driven society. Guest curator at Akiba Art Lab.
Has also been engaged in long term research
into media art and artist run spaces particularly
in the Asian region. She pursues art as a
platform for the collision of ideas and debate
surrounding the current condition of society.
http://www.dis-locate.net |
http://www.eonsbetween.net
Nozomu Kikuchi
Graduated from the architecture department of
Tokyo University of Science. During his time as
a student he volunteered in projects such as
Echigo-Tsumari Triennale as well as
contributing to events run by Yoko Negami.
After graduating Lin worked for Kasuya
Architects Office and now belongs to a generic
architectural firm.
Satoe Kanamori
Graduated from English Literature course of
Tsuda Women’s University.
Has been involved in the marketing of product
development for a food company, through
which she has directly encountered the appeal
of bringing something new into the world. She
is currently undertaking the planning and
facilitation of events.