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WONDER EYES PROJECT

UZBEKISTAN Program and Exhibitions

Program:

In 2001, Republic of Uzbekistan is 10th anniversary of the proclamation of the Independence. In May, The Program was done in the Capital, Tashkent and the ancient city, Samarkand. A total of 104 children, aged from 6 to 17, participated and took photographs. The Exhibition in Japan was held in 2001-2002. The historical, traditional and "young new" country is shown through the Uzbekistan Children, which was very well received, presented widely by media. Exhibition tour in Uzbekistan was done in August 2002 with the photographs taken by Japanese children, which turned out significant cultural exchange through photography (supported by The Japan Foundation).

Exhibition in Japan

October 10 - October 21, 2001 JCII Club 25, Tokyo. Supported by: Embassy of the Republic of UZBEKISTAN, UZBEKISTAN Airways, Sog'lom Avlod Uchun in Uzbekistan, TAKEO Inc., MINOLTA Camera. Assisted by: JCII Camera Museum, KANSAI Art Printing, Inc. Uzbekistan Association of Japan, The Japan Foundation and many individual volunteers. Planned by: G.I.P.Tokyo & Paris. Special thanks to: KONICA Corporation
Feb.14-17, 2002 Group Exposition at Setagayaku Bunka Joho Center. Organized by Center of Activity for Life Design (Setagaya), Uzbekistan Embassy
July 20 - August 3, 2002 in Nara at Kurumagi-Kobo. Organized by JICA Osaka Center, Nara International Association

2001 JCII Club25/Tokyo

2002 Setagaya-Joho-Center

2002 Kurumagi-Kobo/Nara

Exhibition in Uzbekistan

Aug.16-18, 2002　Tashkent, House of Photography--Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan
Aug.20-22　Samarkand, A.Ikramov State museum
Photographs by the Uzbekistan children, Photographs about Japan by children of Nara, by children of various countries including Japanese, and by Hikaru Nagatake, professional Japanese photographer. Supported by The Japan Foundation, Uzbekistan Embassy in Japan, Sog'lom Avlod Uchun

2002 Tashkent. Photos by children of Nara/Japan

2002 Samarkand