Exhibition on contemporary Japanese architecture opens at NAG
ISLAMABAD: An exhibition on contemporary Japanese architecture opened at the National Art Gallery (NAG) on Wednesday that explored evolution of the Japanese architecture between 1996 and 2006.
The event titled ‘Parallel Nippon; Contemporary Japanese Architecture 1996-2006’ had been organised by the Embassy of Japan, the Japan Foundation and the NAG at the Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) in collaboration with the Pakistan-Japan Cultural Association and the MEXT Alumni Association of Pakistan.
With a focus on the decade between 1996 and 2006, it showcased various architectural efforts by means of four thematic sections that are city, life, culture and living.
The exhibition presented 112 large-scale photographic panels, 63 text panels, architectural models and video footages of revolutionary architectural achievements realised not only in Japan but also across the world by Japanese architects.
Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Inomata inaugurated the exhibition. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, he said the architecture gave cultural clues about a country’s past, present and future.
The ambassador said the exhibition highlighted buildings completed on the Japanese soil over the last decade as well as buildings realised by Japanese architects abroad.
While highlighting the purpose of this exhibition, he said it was to give the visitors a glimpse of the versatility and individuality of the Japanese people through these complex shaped structures, which revealed the true image of its surroundings.
He said these structures reflected the post-bubble attributes of the longstanding heritage and cultural maturity of the Japanese people. Due to its uniqueness, the Japanese architecture had been acknowledged internationally and Japanese architects were recruited by many countries to add their touch to their indigenous landscape, he added.
One such famous Japanese architect, Kenzo Tange, designed the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s building in Islamabad, he said.
He said the exhibition had sent the Japan Foundation, a non-profit organisation, to further cultural exchanges between Japan and other countries.
The exhibition will continue until December 24 from 9am to 5pm daily except Fridays and gazetted holidays for general public.
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