At the KG+ Information Center (Kurochiku Makura Building 1F), we will host events throughout the festival period featuring KG+ participating artists, including talks, lectures, and performances.

This is also a space where you can hear directly from the artists—in their own words—about what may not be immediately visible in the work itself: the background of their practice, the intentions behind their participation, and the process through which each exhibition takes shape.
By tracing the perspectives that connect to the “background” of each exhibition, we hope this becomes an opportunity for you to encounter new ways of seeing and sensing. Please feel free to stop by.

Upcoming Events

5.2 Sat 15:00-17:00
KG＋ no.130｜SAMURAI FOTO

Fusion of Washi and Photography — Connecting Museums and Galleries Worldwide through Washi

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5.3 Sun 15:00-17:00
KG＋ no.29｜Ari Salomon

Evolution of the Pyrotype: The GOJO+ Award
This conversation features the 2026 GOJO+ AWARD winner Ari Salomon in a deep dive conversation about the "Evolution of the Pyrotype" alongside Naoyuki Ogino (Director, GOJO+ AWARD). The session will explore the conceptual and technical journey of using a CNC router and fire to create "photographs" on wood, moving from early experiments to the current "Burn Line" series. Ari and Ogino will discuss the intersection of materiality and memory, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process currently on exhibition at Nohga Hotel Kiyomizu. (90min discussion, 3pm-3:30pm)

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5.5 Tue 13:00-15:00
KG+PICK UP no.17｜Mikio Suzuki
　
Kodanshi storytelling “The Hill Where the Wind Sounds – Okinawa Airakuen Edition”

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5.6 Wed 13:00-15:00
KG＋ S03｜Momo Nakagawa
Artist talk：Momo Nakagawa x Kentaro Yamada (Scenographer)

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5.6 Wed 15:00-17:00
KG＋ no.181｜MASAHIRO ARAKI

Featuring Yoshitaka Murayama, Representative of cear

DIALOGUE
“Photographers Considering the Acoustic Space of Exhibition Venues”
—Behind the scenes of the spatial sound design at Masahiro Araki’s solo exhibition (No.181)—

PRE TALK
“Our Planet’s Sky, Today”
Light trails not seen in star trail photography just a few years ago—
what can be observed through contemporary photography?
Let’s take a look at the Starlink train
—possibly visible even in Kyoto—

Admission: Free

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May 9 (Sat) 15:00–16:30
KG+ No.114 | NAOYUKI OGINO × Yuki Nakazawa (KG+ Director)

The Power of KG+, the Power of Place:
Regionality, Thematic Approaches, and Scenography in GOJO+ and GOJO-AWARD

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5.15 Fri. 14:00 / 15:30
KG＋ no.180｜Thomas Pepito Vauthier

In tea and incense rituals, viewing is never passive.
Guests bow, receive, smell, taste, observe, and contemplate the utensils. Their attention is already part of the ceremony.

The camera, on the other hand , is usually treated as an invisible presence or afterthought device from the modern society: something that records from the edge, without disturbing the ritual. But what happens when the act of viewing is extended — when the camera, the hand that holds it, and the projected image become part of the ceremony itself?

Rite for Viewing is a tea and incense-based performance by Thomas / Pepito (トマ・ペピト) and Harry Lee (李雲烽), bringing together tea, vessels, incense, live video, gesture, light, and shared attention.

During the performance, fragments of the ceremony — hands, steam, cups, shadows, vessels, smoke — are captured and projected in real time. The camera is no longer a tool of documentation, but becomes part of the ritual itself: a contemporary threshold through which images are brewed, sensed, and shared.

A ceremony of recognition, attention, and perception.

Date : May 15 2026
Sessions: 14:00 / 15:30
Capacity: Limited to 6 seats per session
RSVP: Free of charge, reservation with direct message

Tea ritual & artefacts: Harry Lee @harrylee.world
Video direction & incense ceremony: Thomas Pepito Vauthier @thomas.pepito.vauthier　

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