The open workshop "Surface and Depth of the Domestic Sphere in East Asian Art" was held at Ritsumeikan University on November 16, 2023, as part of the Art Research Center research project "Visual Culture Studies in the Domestic Sphere Utilizing the ARC Database" led by ARC faculty member Prof. Yumi Takenaka under the Program for Supporting Research Center Formation.

The project aims to study arts and visual culture in East Asia related to the concept of "Ie," which encompasses housing, households, family, and family genealogy within the "Domestic Sphere," juxtaposed to the "Public Sphere".

The theme of this open workshop was "Omote and Oku," which focuses on "surface and depth" aspects of spatial representations and also addresses issues related to the physical, social, and psychological dual structure of the "Ie," with its outward-facing aspects open to the outside, and inner aspects closed off from it.

In addition to an invited lecture by Professor Emeritus Jeong-hee Lee-Kalisch (Free University of Berlin) and individual research presentations, an open discussion was held.

Organizer: Project of "Visual Culture Studies in the Domestic Sphere Utilizing ARC Database", Program for Supporting Research Center Formation, Art Research Center (ARC), Ritsumeikan University

Co-organizer: Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, Ritsumeikan University

Date & Time: November 16 (Thur), 2023, 13:00-18:00
Venue: Seminar Room 1, Gakujikan Hall 2F, Kinugasa Campus, Ritsumeikan University
Language: Japanese (with English abstract) and English (with Japanese script)

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"Visual Culture Studies in the Domestic Sphere Utilizing ARC Database"