2008
WONDER EYES Photo Project - through the eyes of children _ Brazil + Japan
At the 100 year of Brazil-Japan (Japanese immigration of 100 years), Wonder Eyes Project is developing
the exchanging photo program between the new generation in Japan and Brazil, and photo exhibition.
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WONDER EYES PROJECT x WWF Japan - Russia Far East
Land of the Amur Leopard - Russian Far East through the eyes of the children
WONDER EYES PROJECT and WWF Japan, as a collaborative Project, carried out the photo program in Barabash, a village in Primorskii Region of Russian Far East in April 2008, and approximately 120 local school children, aged 7 to 17, took photos freely. The village is near the Land of Amur Leopard. They are critically endangered, and their estimated number is about 30-40 in the wild.
WONDER EYES and WWF Japan present the photos taken by these children. Their photos show you the life in the Japanese neighboring country to which it takes only 1.5 hours by air from Niigata, Japan, and about the nature close to the habitat of Amur Leopard.
*The program was collaborated by WWF Russia and the Russian school
WONDER EYES Photo Exhibition - Land of the Amur Leopard
-- Russian Far East through the eyes of children
*Aug.2-31, 2008 at Gallery Walk of Kyodo News Bldg
- Shiodome Media Tower3F(Shiodome/Tokyo) tel: 03-6252-8086
- organized by WONDER EYES PROJECT WWF JAPAN
- supported by CANON INC., KONICA MINOLTA PLAZA, JAPAN-EURASIA SOCIETY, FOE JAPAN
*Aug.29-Sep.8, 2008 at KONICA MINOLA PLAZA (Shinjuku/Toyko) tel:03-3225-5001
About 100 photos and the video will be shown.
- organized by WONDER EYES PROJECT, WWF JAPAN, KONICA MINOLTA PLAZA
- supported by CANON INC., JAPAN-EURASIA SOCIETY, FOE JAPAN
....Aug.29, 18:30 talk event at the gallery
*more exhibition will be coming
*2008 April - Photo Program with the children in Russia Far East
Carried out the photo program in Barabash, Russia Far East in April 2008. Participated approximately 120 local school children, aged 7 to 16. Using digital and disposable camera, they took photos freely. Some of them already having received the postcards from the Japanese school children, as its exchange, made the photo-postcards with some message to the Japanese children.
*Exchange Program at Hamochi Elementary School in Sado, Niigata Prefecture
In 2007 December, carried out the photo program at Hamochi Elementary School, the school children, taking photos around the school, made the photo postcards with a message toward to the children living in the Russia Far East.
*2008 WONDER EYES Photo Project - through the eyes of children _ Brazil + Japan
At the 100 year Brazil-Japan (Japanese immigration of 100 years), carrying out the Wonder Eyes
exchanging photo programs between the new generation in Japan and Brazil, and the Photo exhibitions
**This Project is registered as one of the official project "100 year Japan-Brazil" of the Japanese Foreign Ministry Affairs.
Supported by JAPAN FOUNDATION, ASAHI BREWERIES Art Foundation
Supported by Embassy of Brazil, Association of the Center of Nipo-Brazil, JICA Yokohama/Japanese Overseas Migration Museum,
Oizumi Town(Gunma), Canon Inc., Gunma University, Graduates fellowship of Portugues edepartment of TUFS.
WONDER EYES Photo Exhibition 2008 Brazil - through the eyes of the children of Brazil and Nikkeis
--June 18 - 28 Galeria of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies(Fuchu/Tokyo)
--Aug. 20 - 31 Childrens' gallery of summer (Azamino - Yokohama Town Gallery)
--Sep.17 - Nov.24 Japanese Overseas Migration Museum(JICA Yokohama)
--Nov.15 - 26 ZAIM (Minatomirai/Yokohama)
--Nov.29 - Dec.5 Oizumi Toum "Bunkamura"(Gunma)
more exhibition will be scheduled.
Photo Program: a little orientation about Brazil x Japan, photo program with the children ,making exchanging photo post cards, etc.
>Gunma: collaborated with Oizumi Town, Gunma University.
--May 17 - Program with the students of Gunma Univ.
--May 22 and June 11 - Program with the Brazilian School children in Oizumi Town
--June 18 - lecture, orientation
--July 17 - Program with the elementary school in Oizumi Town
-- Aug.26 - Program with the school children
>Yokohama: July 5 and July 12 - photo program with the Japanese children at Yokohama Town Gallery Azamino
>Tokyo: June 16 -- talk and slide event
>Kawasaki: September
>Brazil: Oct/Nov.
2008 February - Exchange Program IcelandxJapan in Nagano - Kamo Elementary School
Carried out the exchange program at Kamo Elementary School with all the school children, slide&talk show and photo exhibition of Iceland. When the Winter Olympic Game was held in Nagano, this school cheered for Iceland as each school did the same for one country. The school children also studied about Iceland by themselves. A lots of comments by children, "I want to go to Iceland", "I want to learn the Icelandic language", "I wish I could play with the children of Iceland", etc.
2007
2007 December - Exchange Program between Japan and Russia Far East in Sado.
Carried out the photo program at Hamochi Elementary School with the school children, making photo postcards with a message toward to the children living in the Russia Far East. Please see to the details above (project of Russia Far East).
Wonder Eyes Photo Exhibition - ICELAND
- through the eyes of children
Sep.1-10, 2007 at KONICA MINOLA PLAZA (Shinjuku/Toyko) tel:03-3225-5001
organized by WONDER EYES PROJECT, KONICA MINOLTA PLAZA
supported by EMBASSY OF ICELAND, ICELAND AIR, CANON INC., GLOBE-TROTTER TRAVEL GUIDEBOOK
*Aug.2-30, 2007 at Gallery Walk of Kyodo News Bldg
- Shiodome Media Tower3F(Shiodome/Tokyo) tel: 03-6252-8086
organized by WONDER EYES PROJECT
supported by EMBASSY OF ICELAND, ICELAND AIR, CANON INC., KONICA MINOLTA PLAZA, GLOBE-TROTTER TRAVEL GUIDEBOOK
April 2007
Photo Program in *ICELAND*
Carried out Wonder Eyes Photo Program in ICELAND in three places -- Isafjodur(northwest town), Vestmannaeyjar(southern volcanic island), and Selfoss(near metropolitan area). A total of 173 children participated, shown pictures from the everyday life of Japanese school children, took photos freely their daily lives using disposable and digital camera, collaborated with the local school teachers.
*Iceland is one of the advanced country environmentally in clean energy, utilizing hydroelectric and geothermal power.
March 7 - 16, 2007
WONDER EYES Photo Exhibition
Refugee Camp in Africa through the eyes of children
at Shibuya City Office, Elevator hall (1-1, Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku)
organized by Shibuya City, Federation of Metropolitan Shibuya City of World United
(Shibuya City Office - Planning International Cultural Exchange office Tel:03-3463-1211 ex.2454-5）
support by WONDER EYES PROJECT
February 24, 2007 14:00-16:00
Peace Osaka Seminar #25
at Peace Osaka 1F(Osaka/Japan)
talk & slide show by Hikaru Nagatake,
photographer,representative of WONDER EYES PEROJECT
organized by Osaka International Center of Peace
Schedule 2006
September 22 - November 12
Special Exhibition "Children living in Africa"
Joint Exhibition organized by :Osaka International Center of Peace
at Peace Osaka (Osaka/Japan) 1F; 9:30-17:00(closed Monday)
http://mic.e-osaka.ne.jp/peace/
support by : UNICEF, UNHCR, Kyodo News, Wonder Eyes Project, Kayoko Ikeda+Magagine House, Kuninori Takahashi, Hikaru Nagatake
--Wonder Eyes joined the part of the exhibition with the photos by the children of Mozambique and Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya.
September 2 - 17, 2006
Photo Exhibition
"Over the war through the eyes of the children of Mozambique"
at JICA Global Plaza :4-2-24, Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo/JAPAN
organized by Wonder Eyes Project, JICA Global Plaza
supported by Embassy of Mozambique
assisted by Konica Minolta Plaza
August 22 - 27, 2006
Photo Exhibition
"Wonder Eyes" through the eyes of the children of Yokohama and the world
at Sun Heart - Culture Center of Asahi-ku of Yokohama Prefecture
organized by Sun Heart
direction by WONDER EYES PROJECT
-- 80 children of Yokohama participated in the program and took photos freely.
Presented their 200 photos together with 150 photos taken by the children of
East Timor, Uzbekistan, Australia, Brazil, Mozambique and the Refugee Camp of
Africa(Dadaab/Kenya).
July 1 - August 13, 2006
WONDER EYES Photo Exhibition
"For a Life" -Through the eyes of children of Refugee Camp in Africa
at Gallery Walk of Kyodo News Bldg.- Shiodome Media Tower3F
organized by WONDER EYES PROJECT;
special support by Japan Association for UNHCR; supported by Canon Inc.
-- photos taken by the children of Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya.
June 19 - July 14, 2006
Photo Exhibition - World Refugee Day
at UN Gallery (Aoyama/Tokyo)
photos taken by the children of Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, etc.
organized by UNHCR, Japan Association for UNHCR;
special support by Wonder Eyes Project
June 20 - 30, 2006
WONDER EYES Photo Exhibition
"For a Life" -Through the eyes of children of Refugee Camp in Africa
at KONICA MINOLTA PLAZA (Shinjuku/Toyko)
--photos taken by the children of Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, used by disposable cameras.
organized by WONDER EYES PROJECT, KONICA MINOLTA PLAZA;
special support by Japan Association for UNHCR
June 2 - July 2, 2006
WONDER EYES Photo Exhibition
"Over the War - East Timor + Mozambique - through the eyes of the children"
at JICA Yokohama(Japan)
--photos taken by the children of Mozambique and East Tiimor.
JAN-FEB 2006
Photo Program at the Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya
Carried out Wonder Eyes Photo Program in the Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya, Africa in Jan/Feb, 2006. A total of 170 children at the Camp participated, shown pictures from the everyday life of Japanese school children, and took photos at the camp using disposable and digital camera, collaborated with Japan Association for UNHCR, UNHCR- Dadaab office, CARE, and the local teachers. Dadaab is located 500 km from Nairobi, near the border with Somalia. With 15 years of the Camp, the population of Dadaab is approximately 130,000, and its nearly 97% is somalian. Their photos were shown at the several exhibition in Tokyo around the World Refugee Day in 2006.
2005 JUL. - AUG.
JULY 2005
Publication - Photographic book
WONDER EYES - photographs through the eyes of children around the world
- by Wonder Eyes Project
- Kyuryudo Shuppan
- selected photos taken by the children of East Timor, Uzbekistan, Australia,
Brazil, Mozambique and Japan who participated in the Wonder Eyes Photo Program.
JUL. 19 to AUG. 31, 2005
Photo Exhibition around the world with Wonder Eyes
at UN Gallery (UN-House 1F,2F/Tokyo)
"Let's think of our Planet Earth" - WONDER EYES - the eyes of the children
--organized by UNIC (United Nations Information Center) as a starting year of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.
(WONDER EYES photo exposition by the children of East Timor, Uzbekistan, Brazil, Mozambique, etc).
AUG.2-12, 2005 10:30?19:00 (Aug.12 will be closed:15:00)
WONDER EYES Photo Exhibition
"Mozambique" - life in Africa through the eyes of children
KONICA MINOLTA PLAZA tel :(03)322-5001
(just near Shinjuku Station :
Takano Bldg.4F, 26-11, Shinjuku 3-chome, Shinjuku-ku)
organized by WONDER EYES PROJECT, KONICA MINOLTA PLAZA
support: Embassy of Mozambique, Zavala District Office,CCM (TAE Project), Dousoshin, South African Airline
Presented the photos taken by the children of Mozambique who participated the Wonder Eyes Photo Program in 2004, in Zambezia, northern state, and in Inhambane, southern state. Collaborated with CCM that has been developing the TAE Project (Exchanging the arms with the utensils) and with Zavala district office, a total of 100 of elementary and junior high school children took photos freely. Almost 30 years after the independence, and more than 10 years after the conflict, the country is recovering and developing with hope. The innocent eyes of children show the peaceful living.
