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. Title: HOLLOWAYS Artist: Charles Munka @charlesmunka Exhibition June 7 (Sat) – July 20 (Sun), 2025 By appointment only Reception June 7 (Sat), 2025 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Venue: Atsukushihiko Shrine – Noh Stage 854 Nagae, Sado-shi, Niigata 952-0027, Japan - For the past seven years Munka has lived and worked on Sadogashima, a remote island off the west coast of Japan. Isolated locales are often charged with strange, hidden forces, and the landscape there is haunted by ghosts of the past—a mysterious, shifting world, a space of sanctuary and shelter as well as abandonment and exile. More importantly, Sadogashima is an epicentre of Noh theatre culture, and it is here that many of the last remaining wooden Noh stages in Japan can be found (there are around thirty). Most have fallen into disrepair and obsolescence; others have been maintained and continue to host annual performances. Munka, as a modern-day mental traveller, researches and documents these spaces before translating them onto the plane of the canvas using graphic symbols and notation systems directly related to traditional Noh performances-specifically the movement of performers on the stage. These paintings are thus subtly embedded with the island’s rich cultural identity and pay homage to the physical environment in which they exist. As a form of artistic dialogue, he has installed his works in dormant Noh stages as a way of drawing a direct line between ancient theatrical traditions and contemporary painting techniques. Following its debut on Sado Island, the exhibition will travel to Tokyo in Fall 2025. Contact: INS Studio @ins_stud.io - HOLLOWAYS Charles Munka 2025年6月7日（土）〜7月20日（日） ※完全予約制 レセプション 2025年6月7日（土） 16:00〜18:00 熱串彦神社 能舞台 〒952-0027 新潟県佐渡市長江854 シャルル・ムンカによる新作展「HOLLOWAYS」のシリーズは、彼が7年間暮らした佐渡島での体験をもとに制作されました。佐渡は、日本海に浮かぶ離島で、過疎と空き家が進む一方、能楽が根付いた独自の文化を持ち、約30の木造能舞台が現存しています。 本展は、その文化遺産のひとつ〈熱串彦神社 能舞台〉を会場に、2025年6月7日〜7月20日の会期で開催されます。完全アポイント制で、佐渡の穏やかな環境の中、ゆっくりと作品に向き合っていただけます。初日にはアーティストを迎えたレセプションも行います。 ムンカは、能の所作を図解した「型付け」に着目し、それを抽象絵画として再構成。線や記号が織りなす作品群は、能舞台という空間と呼応しながら、伝統と現代、記憶と動きのあいだを行き来します。尚、本展「HOLLOWAYS」は佐渡での展示を経て、2025年秋に、東京にて開催予定です。 お問い合わせ： INS Studio @ins_stud.io

View Points - The Noh mixes, pt. 3 is now archived and available for streaming @dublab - Charles Munka’s 3 part audio series’ explores and reimagines the sounds and visual footwork from Noh theatre culture and Sado island through Charles artworks, installations and in this audio format airing on Dublab. - ‘Holloways’ A display of paintings from Charles will show at Atsukushihiko Shrine on Sado island this summer as continued dialogue takes place between traditional theater and Munkas relationship to life on Sado. To learn more about these works connect here - @charlesmunka @ins_stud.io @dublab Sado Island, Niigata Japan 2025

. Charles Munka “Tameshigaki (lignes de vies)” Fri June 30th ‒ Sun July 16th 12:00 ‒ 19:00 (Closed on Mon and Tue) INS Studio B1F, Maruyama-cho 28-8, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo INS Studio (Tokyo) is pleased to announce “Tameshigaki (lignes de vies),” a solo exhibition by Charles Munka @charlesmunka , opening Friday, June 30th. Munka, born in Lyon, left France in 2000 to pursue his path as an artist through experiences in Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong. He is now based on Sado Island, Niigata prefecture since 2018. Across his journey of more than 20 years, Munka has been collecting “tameshigaki,” scribbled pieces of paper found in stationery stores. In this exhibition, Munka will present for the first time a series of works entitled “Tameshigaki (lignes de vies),” where he samples and remixes lines, letters, symbols, drawings, and other motifs left by others when “testing” pens and pencils, to assemble them into original works. Dates: Fri, June 30th ‒ Sun, July 16th, 2023 Open Hours: 12:00 ‒ 19:00 (closed on Mon & Tue) Venue: INS Studio (B1F, Maruyama-cho 28-8, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) URL: www.ins-stud.io Production: INS Studio, etc.inc (et cetera) @etc.inc_ ————————————————— Charles Munka “Tameshigaki (lignes de vies)” 会期 : 2023 年 6月 30日(金) -7月 16日(日) open. 12:00 ‒ 19:00(*月火休) 場所 : INS Studio 東京都渋谷区円山町 28-8 B1F (*渋谷駅徒歩 10 分・神泉駅徒歩 5 分) この度、INS Studio(東京)は、6月30日(金)より Charles Munka(シャルル・ムンカ)の個展「Tameshigaki (lignes de vies)」を開催いたします。ムンカは、フランス・リヨン生まれ。2000年にフランスを離れ、東京、上海、 香港を経て、2018年から新潟県佐渡市を拠点に制作を続けているアーティストです。 ムンカは世界各国を旅しながら、20年以上に渡り文具店で見かける「試し書き用紙」を蒐集し続けてきました。 本展では、ペンや鉛筆などの「試し書き」として他人が残した線、文字や記号、絵などのモチーフをサンプリング、リミックスすることで新たに組み上げた作品シリーズ「Tameshigaki(lignes de vies)」を初公開いたします。 展覧会名 : Charles Munka “Tameshigaki (lignes de vies)” 会期: 2023年6月30日(金)-7月16日(日) 時間 : 12:00 ‒ 19:00 (月火休) 会場 : INS Studio (東京都渋谷区円山町 28-8 B1F) 交通 : 渋谷駅より徒歩 10 分、神泉駅より徒歩 5 分 URL: www.ins-stud.io 企画 : INS Studio、etc.inc (et cetera)

“Lines, I insisted, are phenomena in themselves. They are really there, in us and around us. Indeed, there is no escaping them, for in any attempt to flee we only lay another one.” -Tim Ingold HOLLOWAYS at Atsukushihiko shrine on Sadogashima. Thank you to everyone who made it all the way to the island, see you in Tokyo in September! More info about this project @ link in bio ⛩️

SNAKER012 - Sonic Weapon, KOOLMFL - Suckers (2024) Artwork by Masato Mori @mustone_obake

SNAKER011 - Odopt - Mangrove (2024) Artwork by Masato Mori @mustone_obake

SNAKER010 - Eirwud Mudwasser - Hahahaha So Sad (2019) Artwork by Masato Mori @mustone_obake

SNAKER008 - Samo DJ ＆Maxxxbass - Free Yourself From The Misery Of A Existence (2016) Artwork by Masato Mori @mustone_obake

SNAKER007 - Mood Hut - Rain Dance (2016) Artwork by Masato Mori @mustone_obake

SNAKER006 - Tiago - Run Run Run (2015) Artwork by Masato Mori @mustone_obake

SNAKER005 - The Gnocchi - Hard Parade (2015) Artwork by Masato Mori @mustone_obake

SNAKER004 -Jonny Nash - Platonic Love (2013) Artwork by Masato Mori @mustone_obake