Artist in Residence 2011
From 2011-2015, the international artists who would be selected every year, will stay in
Kochi where is located in the south west of Japan, for 1 month to create and develop
their work during communicating with the local people.
This year, we decided to invite Jacob Wren from Montreal, Canada.
We will hold the small presentation during his stay. Let you know when the details are fixed.
Also, he will attend TPAM in Yokohama 2012 from 13th to 16th Feb and Artists in Residence Meeting in Kyoto from 20th to 22nd Feb.
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Date of stay in Kochi:23rd Jan to 12th Feb, 2012
He will hold the small presentation during his stay. Let you know when the details are fixed.
Also, he will attend TPAM in Yokohama 2012 from 13th to 16th Feb and Artists in Residence Meeting in Kyoto from 20th to 22nd Feb.
Profile

Jacob Wren
Jacob Wren is a writer and maker of eccentric performances. His books include: Unrehearsed Beauty, Families Are Formed Through Copulation and Revenge Fantasies of the Politically Dispossessed. From 2002, As co-artistic director of Montreal-based interdisciplinary group PME-ART he has co-created: En français comme en anglais, it's easy to criticize (1998), Unrehearsed Beauty / Le génie des autres (2002), La famille se crée en copulant and the ongoing HOSPITALITÉ / HOSPITALITY series. In 2007 he was invited by Sophiensaele (Berlin) to adapt and direct Wolfgang Koeppen's 1954 novel Der Tod in Rom and in 2008 he was commissioned by Campo (Ghent) to collaborate with Pieter De Buysser on An Anthology of Optimism. He travels internationally with alarming frequency and frequently writes about contemporary art. Jacob's performance and theatre works have been seen in Norway, the Czech Republic, Germany, Portugal, France, England, Wales, Scotland, Croatia, Sweden, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Hong Kong, Japan, Ireland and the Netherlands as well as in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Calgary, Quebec City, Halifax and Montreal. His theatre texts have been translated into French, Dutch, German, Norwegian and Japanese













