Author: shiekasai
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The fear of blindness, and the fear of the glaucoma laser treatment
I always had a great eyesight. My first visit to an optometrist was two years ago when I wanted to know which reading glasses would fit me right. It was 1.25. I went back again this summer. Then I was told that I have a narrow angle and should receive preventative laser treatment for glaucoma. Apparently, it’s caused by…
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2001
2001… wow, that’s twenty-four years ago! One of my old video has been digitalized recently, thanks to Dac. It’s on YouTube. Muku & Box 4minutes. Objects, Animation by Shié Kasai Music by Zipertatou Production year 2001, Montreal QC Canada This video documents a site-specific installation—a miniature space where objects come together to tell a story.…
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A road trip to the north
My husband is originally from Kirkland Lake, Ontario. He decided to take a road trip to revisit and show our daughter and me his childhood town. It’s been thirty years since his last visit to his family’s cottage. It was my first time visiting the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region so far north. It’s about 800km from Montreal,…
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Five-day long weekends
In Quebec, if there were something akin to Japan’s “Golden Week,” it would probably be around June 24th, “Quebec National Holiday,” to July 1st, “Canada Day.” Children’s schools usually finish around June 22nd, marking the start of their two-month-long summer vacation. Thankfully, my workplace has “Summer Fridays.” We get nine Fridays off during the summer,…
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Déjà-vous | Déjà-vu, participating a group show
Déjà-vous | Déjà-vu – an art exhibition 13 mai – 28 juin, 2025 Vernissage 13 mai, 17h – 19h Espace exposition / Exhibit space: Opticien Laoun – St-Denis Adresse: 4012 rue Saint-Denis, Montréal, QC, H2W 2M2 (Coin Duluth) Commissaire kimura byol lemoine About the show and the participants / Download the press release About my…
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I am Japanese, but I don’t know that.
「L’anémone du Japon」The direct translation is “Japanese anemone.” According to Wikipedia, in Japanese it’s called shūmeigiku or kibunegiku. It’s a flower I didn’t know when I lived in Japan. I wasn’t particularly interested in flowers or plants back then. There was a garden at my parents’ house, but I only remember the pussy willow tree.…
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A small side project
During my research for a small project, along the way by chance, I got to know a sewing method called “Framed corner”. This looks pretty cool! I just didn’t know. A great wisdom from the ancestors.
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Work in progress…
Simon’s Return: A Philosophical Reunion After 25 Years (working title) Work in progress… I decided to make a short story about the year of being fifty. This project seems experimental for me as it is a semi-fiction.
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Another happy little surprise
This time it’s in far west, B.C., at the Richmond Art Gallery. A show called FOODWAYS included some vitrines displaying magazines and books collected by the curator throughout the years. I’m very honoured to find out, by a surprise, that some of my publications were part of it. FOODWAYS Photos by Zoë Chan, the curator…
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Osaka 2024
July 7. It was a very hot day. I met up with my high school best friend for the first time after twenty-six years. He’s got the same smile. He’s the same person I remember, but also a different or unfamiliar person. Twenty-six years can’t be made up for in just a few hours. And…
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Me showing up without my conscious
I am honoured to make an appearance in Jenny’s dream.Page 115! Pandemic Dreams by Jenny Lin123 pages, B & D Press 2024
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A happy little surprise
Accidentally found my book among the other artists’ books selected from the Artexe’s collection, which is a part of the exhibition “Mettre la table“ Setting the Table An exhibition curated by Manon Tourigny April 19 — June 22, 2024 https://artexte.ca/en/exhibition/setting-the-table
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Lost and Found: Ekidan Girls Promotion Video
Ekidan Girls is a Contemporary Art Performance unit founded in 2000. 7m55s, make sure you stay until the end.
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A new word
A few days ago, someone I know through FB posted this Bijutsutecho article. (in Japanese) It’s a review of the Shanghai Biennale (November 9, 2023 – March 31, 2024). To me it’s intriguing and coincidental to learn the art director is a Russian cosmism researcher. In fact, I’ve been trying to read the links like…
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You are sick and you don’t have a family doctor? Tips on how to get medical services in Quebec.
I had a hysterectomy in the summer 2023. I’m currently writing a graphic memoire on this subject. To get to the surgery, I spent a year running around seeing doctors and visiting clinics and hospitals. I’ve had blood tests twelve times. I’ve learned a few things about navigating the Quebec health system which seemed not…
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A graphic memoir in progress
[Once I had an uterus – a graphic memoir in progress]Summer 2023. I had a hysterectomy, a surgery to remove the uterus. This series of illustrations depict the surgery recovery and the journey which lasted about one year to get to the surgery. I would like to share my personal story to raise awareness of…
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