"MOON GARDEN ~ An Evening in Bali"

Enoshima Art Festival 2026
Tama Art University Institute of Anthropology for Art and Design Collaboration Event

As a collaborative event between the "Enoshima Art Festival 2026" and the Institute of Anthropology of Art and Design at Tama Art University, we will be holding a talk titled "MOON GARDEN ~ An Evening in Bali" on Sunday, May 31st.

Sister Island (*) connects the cultures of islands around the world.

This time, we will focus on Bali as a place where culture cherishes the time from dusk to night, and screen a video themed around festivals held around the new moon. We will welcome Toshiharu Ito, an expert on Balinese culture, as our guest, and together with Director Chihiro Minato, we will unravel the allure of Bali, the island of the gods, that will stir all five senses.

A full moon night befitting the event title "MOON GARDEN." At the venue, Enoshima Samuel Cocking Garden, you can experience various artworks until 8 PM. Please take this opportunity to enjoy a moment in line with the theme "Pau Hana" of the "Enoshima Art Festival 2026."

*Sister Island: An art project by Chihiro Minato that traces the memories of islands around the world, creating diverse cultural exchanges through photography, art, design, food, and more.

◉Event Overview

Date and Time

May 31, 2026 (Sunday) 17:30-19:00 (Doors open 17:00)

venue

UMIYAMA GALLERY (located within the Enoshima Samuel Cocking Garden / Google Map )

Speakers

Shunji Ito (art historian, professor emeritus at Tokyo University of the Arts)

Chihiro Minato (Photographer, Professor at Tama Art University / Director of the Institute for Anthropology of Art and Design)

Participation fee: Free

*Admission fee to Cocking Garden only (Adults 500 yen, Children 250 yen)

Capacity: 40 people (Registration required / First-come, first-served basis)

【application】

Please apply using the form below.

https://forms.gle/c17fKAZepfGSp7ia9

*Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications will close once the maximum number of participants is reached.

*Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis upon arrival at the venue; seating is unreserved.

*Please inform us as soon as possible if you need to cancel or be absent.

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◉Speaker Profiles

Toshiharu ITO

Born in Akita Prefecture in 1953, he is an art historian and Professor Emeritus at Tokyo University of the Arts. He graduated from the Department of Art History, Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo, and completed his Master's degree in Art History at the Graduate School of Humanities, University of Tokyo. Beyond his specialization in art history and photography history, he engages in multifaceted critical activities from the perspective of the intersection of art, science, and technology. His major works include "Ecstatic Images" (Seidosha, 2020), "Karakusa-sho: Enlarged Edition - A Life History of Decorative Patterns" (Book and Design, 2022), and "Akita - A Door to the Civilization of the Sea of Japan Rim" (Aki Shobo, 2024), among many others. His major exhibition planning and supervision include "Moving Sacred Sites" (ICC, 1998) and "CHIKAKU: Dialogue with the Fourth Dimension" (Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, 2006).

Chihiro MINATO

Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1960. Photographer. Professor of Information Design at Tama Art University and Director of the Institute for Anthropology of Art and Design. He continues to create and research works on themes such as the origin of art and the omens of memory. His major works include "Landscape Theory: Transforming Earth and Japanese Memory" (Chuokoron-Shinsha, 2018), "Photography Theory" (Chuokoron-Shinsha, 2022), "Across The Waters" (ABI+ P3 Publishing, 2022), and "Duchamp: The Design of Destiny" (Book and Design, 2025), among many others. Commissioner of the Japan Pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale, Artistic Director of Aichi Triennale 2016, and International Curator of the "2nd Romantic Taiwan 3rd Line Art Season" (Taiwan).