Igoone Arai will host the photo exhibition "Dada, Soko ni Aru" - From Sendai Collection 2045 starting May 22.

This exhibition is a continuation of the "Sendai Collection" exhibition series, which has been displayed in various locations. In 2023, it was held at the Sendai Literature Museum, and in 2024, it was co-hosted by Gallery TURNAROUND and Igoone Arai.

Currently, a new project, "Sendai Collection 2045," began its activities in 2025. This exhibition will feature film photographs of the coastal areas of Sendai, such as Arahama, Ido, and Okada, taken by photographer Toru Ito and five other members.

Event Content

Exhibition and sale of works, and sale of goods.

Nikiyamao, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai City / Photographed on January 24, 2026, with a medium format camera, 6x6 size (B&W film)

Since March 11, 2011, the coastal areas of Sendai have dramatically changed their appearance.

The former boundaries have become ambiguous, and the land continues to transform with a mixture of artificial and natural objects.

We observe its state, stripping away excessive meaning.

In compositions emphasizing vertical and horizontal lines reflected in the ground glass of a medium format camera, we confront the subject.

In this exhibition, we eliminate subjective emotions towards the landscape before our eyes,

and fix the materiality of "what is simply there" into monochrome tones.

It is an accumulation of objects as objective entities, before meaning or narrative is attached.

Participating Artists

Toru Ito

Makoto Kotaki

Wataru Matsutani

Hisashi Saito

Izuru Echigoya

Chiemi Shishido

About Sendai Collection 2045

How will the landscape of Sendai in 2045, 20 years from now, transform amidst the singularity created by the torrents of AI and digital? The first phase of the Sendai Collection (2001-2023) approached the essence of photography's documentary nature by confronting 10,000 anonymous landscapes, an experiment exploring the possibility that quantity can transform into quality.

Now, the second phase of the Sendai Collection (2025-2045) begins a new challenge centered on "time." Can the analog gaze of photographers and the fundamental act of photography capture memories that are being lost in the accelerating flow of time? Old and new intersect in the changing cityscape. Our new mission for the Sendai Collection is to continue recording these transformations through the accumulation of time over the next 20 years.

What kind of future vision will the landscape of Sendai present as objectivity and subjectivity resonate? We, the Sendai Collection, want to continue observing. - October 2025

Activity History

- Second phase of Sendai Collection (2025~) activities begin

- Participation in Jozenji Art Street 2025 (August 23 - September 7, 2025 / Sendai City)

Event Overview

"Dada, Soko ni Aru" - From Sendai Collection 2045

Period: May 22 (Friday) - June 7 (Sunday), 2026

Venue: Igoone Arai (1-2-7 Arai Higashi, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai City)

Hours: 10:00 - 18:00

Website: https://igoone.jp/

Instagram: @igoone.arai

Organizer: Kaibi Holdings Co., Ltd.

Cooperation: Turnaround LLC

About Igoone Arai

Igoone Arai is a multi-purpose commercial facility in Arai, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai City, featuring a cafe, select shop, and beauty salon.

It boasts excellent access, being a 4-minute walk from Arai Station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line.

Based on the theme of "fusion of food and art," we regularly hold events. We exhibit and sell works mainly by artists associated with Tohoku, aiming to make art more accessible. We also sell seasonal fruits directly sourced from Yamagata Farm in Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture, and offer sweets.

Inquiries

Kaibi Holdings Co., Ltd. Public Relations Department

TEL: 022-762-5520

E-mail: [email protected]

Corporate Profile

Kaibi Holdings Co., Ltd.

Head Office: 3-15 Tsurushiro-cho, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

Representative Director: Ryota Miura

URL: https://kaibi.jp/

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