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Since the late 1990s, kozyndan's work has mirrored their "unease with and love of the modern world" and in Nirai Kanai they utilize ama, diving woman of Japan, as a vehicle to deal with the disconnected climate of our contemporary culture. "Nirai Kanai" is a remote world far out in the seas where gods exist that is the origin of all riches: wealth, fertility and life. Kozyndan keep this idealistic place in mind with their nostalgic and romanticized look to the ama culture, one very much in tune with the natural world and community - a way of life that has since passed. Continue reading>>

Reception: Saturday, January 20 from 6-9pm

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kozyndan – Nirai Kanai
January 20 – February 17, 2007

 


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