Dear All, London - Video made by Sonny Lazo-Banawa
Words of appreciation I would like to share:
The showing in London was done in close collaboration with Leanne Ghesquiere, a dear friend of mine who does curatorial studies in London, and Mees Noordzij, another dear long-standing friend from my hometown with an engineering background. We have been talking about the project since December 2025, and worked remotely via video meetings, until we saw each other again in April 2026 to set up. From the start until the end, working with them felt immensely natural and easy.
For the installation and on-site support provided to Mees, I would like to express my thanks to Alastair Gleeson, Julian Spanbroek, Marijn van Nunen, and Arsenii Bychkov. For the promotion and on-site assistance of Leanne, I would like to thank Antoine Chaudet and Rychon Tokromo. I would also like to extend my appreciation to Sonny Lazo-Banawa for contributing to the making of this video, and to Lucas Buendia and Fidel Balthazar for helping with the deinstallation of the exhibit.
Last but not least, thank you to all 130 individuals who trust me every time again and again, and to all the very pleasant visitors who happened to be in London and came by to see our work.
I thank and love you all very deeply.
Really, every element of this showing felt in its place and just right. I have no regrets and look back with a lot of contentment.
-S
Dear All, London - Video made by Sonny Lazo-Banawa
Words of appreciation I would like to share:
The showing in London was done in close collaboration with Leanne Ghesquiere, a dear friend of mine who does curatorial studies in London, and Mees Noordzij, another dear long-standing friend from my hometown with an engineering background. We have been talking about the project since December 2025, and worked remotely via video meetings, until we saw each other again in April 2026 to set up. From the start until the end, working with them felt immensely natural and easy.
For the installation and on-site support provided to Mees, I would like to express my thanks to Alastair Gleeson, Julian Spanbroek, Marijn van Nunen, and Arsenii Bychkov. For the promotion and on-site assistance of Leanne, I would like to thank Antoine Chaudet and Rychon Tokromo. I would also like to extend my appreciation to Sonny Lazo-Banawa for contributing to the making of this video, and to Lucas Buendia and Fidel Balthazar for helping with the deinstallation of the exhibit.
Last but not least, thank you to all 130 individuals who trust me every time again and again, and to all the very pleasant visitors who happened to be in London and came by to see our work.
I thank and love you all very deeply.
Really, every element of this showing felt in its place and just right. I have no regrets and look back with a lot of contentment.
-S
Please join us on Thursday, 9th of April, for the opening of “Dear All,” featuring the works of 130 individuals at FILET @filet_space , London.
Dear All, (2023–) is an ongoing archive built around cassette cases filled by strangers, colleagues, friends, and partners. The project creates a map of interpersonal networks, both past and present, and across cultural intersections, both local and international.
Dear All, has traveled from Kanazawa to Ghent and to New York. Each exhibition is site-specific, shaped by the people and environment of the city it takes place in. This growing archive and the site-specific installations accompanying it, will continue to show itself across borders and time as an ode to human connection and relationships.
Kind regards,
Shino Matsuura, Leanne Ghesquiere & Mees Noordzij
Special thanks to Antoine @yuxyak for helping with the design of the promotional material
Thursday 9 April 5-8pm
Friday 10 April 1-8pm
Saturday 11 April 1-8pm
FILET, 103 Murray Grove, London, N1 7QP, UK.
Dear All,
Shino Matsuura & Abraham Coriat
On view August 15–17, 2025
telos.haus
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In 2023, Shino Matsuura began handing out empty cassette cases to those she encountered on her travels, inviting them to fill it with whatever they wished. Anything went as long as the content fit within the clear, 4.25” x 2.75” Norelco box and wouldn’t get Shino arrested for transport across borders. So far, she has distributed 112 cassettes—from the Netherlands, to Italy, to Japan, and beyond—each one reflecting a unique bond carried and maintained wherever Shino goes.
Who is an “artist”?
What does it mean to be bonded with someone?
How do you transport an ever-growing number of cassette tapes across continents?
“Dear All,” invites more questions than answers. In the artist’s words, the project “is my guide through a journey of finding out how I want to, or even how I may, exist in this world.”
Join us this Friday, August 15, 7–10pm for the opening of Dear All’s first US show.
On Saturday and Sunday, participants may pick up and drop off cassettes during exhibition hours (4–10pm). Sunday evening will also feature a performance by Two Dogs, Two Doors at 8pm.
We look forward to seeing you this weekend!
Kind regards,
Shino, Abe, and telos.haus