“Ainu Neno An Ainu” by Laura Liverani and Neo Sora opens in Tokyo
The documentary project Ainu Neno An Ainu by Laura Liverani and Neo Sora will be on show at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum as part of the Yebisu International Festival from Feb 4th to 20th.The exhibited work features an installation of still and moving image and screenings of the documentary film of the same title. […]
“Ainu Neno An Ainu” by Laura Liverani and Neo Sora at Nippon Connection
The 2021 edition of Nippon Connection Film Festival in Frankfurt presents documentary film Ainu Neno An Ainu by Laura Liverani and Neo Sora as a world premiere.The film will be screening in the Nippon Docs section from June 1st to June 6th. Ainu Neno An Ainu collects the stories of the Ainu, the indigenous […]
“Telling Stories, Breaking Stereotypes” talk by Laura Liverani at ICU University Tokyo
On January 29th 2021 Laura Liverani will talk about gender, age and race in her almost decade-long photography work in Japan, focusing on lesser known communities and groups: from the Ainu, the indigenous population of Hokkaido, to female sumo wrestlers, senior cheerleaders, and elderly models. The talk will be followed by the screening of documentary Ainu Neno […]
“Documenting the Ainu Community” by Laura Liverani at Doshisha University, Kyoto
The Institute for the Liberal Arts at Doshisha University will host a guest lecture and screening by Laura Liverani on Wednesday, October 9. On one of her first travels to Japan, in 2009 – a year after the first official recognition of the Ainu as an indigenous peoples of Japan – Laura Liverani connected to the Ainu community […]
Ainu Neno An Ainu
Lake Shikotsu, Hokkaido, Japan 2016 A view of the lake, an important site for Ainu culture, history and folklore. According to the Ainu, the Amemasu fish are the lake gods and guardians. To Ainu folklore, in Lake Shikotsu there is an Amemasu so large it can touch both ends of the lake with its body. […]
Laura Liverani at “Photobook as Object” Exhibition at RPS in Tokyo
Laura Liverani takes part in the collective exhibition “Photobook as Object” at Reminders Photography Stronghold in Tokyo, showcasing the dummy-books produced during the 2017 photobook workshop conducted by Yumi Goto and Jan Rossel. “We are aiming to create and design Photobooks to deepen the story with physical elements such as the feeling and touch of the paper, fragrance, […]
Francesco Giusti and Laura Liverani exhibitions at Indian Photo Festival in Hyderabad
Francesco Giusti with “The Rescue” and Laura Liverani with “Ainu Neno An Ainu” will both participate with print exhibitions at the 2017 edition of the Indian Photo Festival in Hyderabad, India. The Indian Photography Festival (IPF) – Hyderabad, a Not-For-Profit initiative of Light Craft Foundation, is an international photography festival, showcasing a wide range of photography from India […]
“Ainu” solo exhibition by Laura Liverani at Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Tokyo
The Ainu, the indigenous people from north Japan whose origins are still unclear, are mostly known for their ancient picturesque rituals, ranging from sacrificing bears to the tattooed lips of their women. An exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo entitled “The Ainu Today” explores the community through the photographs of Laura Liverani. The artist raises […]
Laura Liverani winner of Premio Voglino 2015 at Festival della Fotografia Etica
Ainu Neno An Ainu by Laura Liverani will be exhibited at the Festival della Fotografia Etica in Lodi 2016 as the winner project of the Premio Voglino award 2015. Laura Liverani focuses on the little known indigenous peoples of Northern Japan, the Ainu. The photographic project reflects on the self-representation of the Ainu both within institutions, such as ethnographic museums […]