Past Events

The Ukraine War and Global Cybersecurity

The Russia-Ukraine war has revealed the increasing relevance of cyber warfare and the potential impact that cyber threats might have globally. Cyberspace is regarded as one of the domains of hybrid warfare, in which digital attacks are used against an enemy state, disrupting vital computer systems. This domain is more accessible than others, enabling volunteers around the world actively to join a war. In this webinar, experts explained the present situation for global cyber threats and their challenges to cybersecurity, as well as potential future scenarios for cyberspace, and recommendations to increase safety.

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Hand and Eye: Graham Ellard and Stephen Johnstone present their short film 'Pattern' and discuss the hand-made in the work of Asako Shiroki.

As a parallel to Asako Shiroki’s exhibition in the gallery, Graham Ellard and Stephen Johnstone presented their film ‘Pattern’, which features Shiroki at work. Ellard and Johnstone discussed their film through its overlaps and echoes with Shiroki’s exhibition; their shared interest in the hand, material processes, craft, making, and the particular form of experience generated in close and intent attention to detail – as well as how these projects have been imprinted by the extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic.

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EVENT CANCELLED: Pictorialist Photography: Soichi Sunami and his Issei Contemporaries

David F. Martin will discuss the work and international achievements of Issei photographers active in Seattle, Washington, in the early 20th century. He will focus primarily on Soichi Sunami (1885-1971) whose artistic career began in Seattle and continued after he relocated to New York where he became the chief photographer for the Museum of Modern Art. Sunami’s main interest was dance photography and his subjects included Martha Graham, Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn and other iconic dancers of the period.

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Nuclear Threats after the Ukraine War

If it escalates, the Ukraine war could lead to a new wave of nuclear weapons proliferation and threats globally. Soon after the beginning of the war, in an attempt to dissuade the West from intervening further in the conflict, Russia asserted its right to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, prompting Europe to re-think its security architecture. These security concerns also extend to the Asian region. Could these concerns trigger a new nuclear arms race?  In this webinar, the experts discussed current challenges in the international security arena, and their implications for future global security architecture and the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

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日英の児童虐待対応の比較

本ウェビナーでは、日英の児童虐待対応の比較、英国のチャリティ組織の役割、児童保護における司法の役割等についてお話しました。日本とイギリスにおける児童福祉に司法がどのように関与するか，イギリスの法定ガイダンスで紹介されている裁判所の命令（order）と，日本の児童福祉法で認められている家庭裁判所の審判を，児童相談所の代理人として家庭裁判所に審判申立てをしてきた経験を踏まえながら対比し，日本とイギリスのそれぞれの児童福祉における司法の機能・役割について検討し、今後の日本の児童福祉に期待されることを一緒に考える機会となりました。

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The war in Ukraine and the impact on the international order

Over a month has passed since the start of the Ukraine war, an event that has shocked the international community and will have global consequences. Might a prolonged war bring us to the brink of World War III? In this webinar, we discussed the causes of the conflict, as well as its future implications for the international order. We also analysed the role of global actors such as the US, Europe, Japan and China, and talked about the impact the war is having around the world, with a particular focus on Asia. 

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Kawanabe Kyōsai and the RA’s History with Japan

Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831-1889) was one of the most important Japanese painters of the 19th century, although he has been overlooked for decades, especially compared to his early counterparts, Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige. His witty, energetic, and imaginative work is now being rediscovered and celebrated, with its influence felt strongly in numerous artistic styles today, from manga to tattoos. In this webinar, Rebecca Salter, the 27th President of the Royal Academy of Arts, talked about the RA’s historical involvement with Japan and discussed Kyosai’s life and works with Koto Sadamura, curator of the current RA exhibition, Kyōsai: The Israel Goldman Collection.

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Artist Talk: Asako Shiroki in conversation with Ellen Greig

In this talk, Asako Shiroki discussed her artistic practice and The wind blows in, her solo exhibition on show at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, with a curator and writer, Ellen Greig.

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Artist Talk by Saeborg

In this talk, award-winning Japanese artist Saeborg shared the trajectories of her practice and discussed some concepts which she is planning to develop further – Oikos, life/biology, power and vulnerability, care, and viruses.

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Private View: The wind blows in by Asako Shiroki

The Private View was a chance to have a first look at the exhibition The wind blows in by Asako  Shiroki.

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is pleased to showcase Asako Shiroki’s first UK solo show, The wind blows in. Originally trained in silversmithing, Shiroki moved on to working in wood. She describes this natural material as simultaneously confrontational, adaptable, and a means to explore the temporal process of bringing form to raw material. The performative act of working the wood crystallises in the exhibition space as an installation, choreographed in physical relationships, balance, and tension between shapes. Shiroki respects the ephemeral nature of reality and how metamorphosis takes place in our environment; she reflects fragility and strength through her practice, hence her works can be dismantled to lie dormant until they are ready to be re-assembled.

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Sharing Senses

During the pandemic we experienced a transformation of standard methods of communication, with a significant increase in online interaction.  The workshop “Sharing Senses” aims to share senses with participants online, through our computer screens. Participants will explore the possibility of sharing senses in separate three-dimensional spaces by using a two-dimensional screen and online communication. 

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Guided Exhibition Tour with the Artist: Yukako Tanaka’s Fluctuating Fluctuations: now＝then here＝elsewhere

The artist Yukako Tanaka will lead a guided tour of her exhibition, Fluctuating Fluctuations: now＝then here＝elsewhere. This is an excellent chance to view the exhibition with the artist herself providing an explanation and commentary on the works on show.

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