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Thursdays at Villa Kujoyama: the program for Thursday, April 2 2026

Thursdays at Villa Kujoyama

02 apr. 2026Villa Kujoyama

Dates

02 apr. 2026

14h00 - 21h00

Venue and informations

Villa Kujoyama
17-22 Hinookaebisudanichō, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto, 607-8492

Free entrance

Program

14:00-18:00 – Studios

Open studios by Aurélie Lanoiselée, Isabelle Daëron, Claire Lange & Lucie Roy

16 :00-17 :00 – Auditorium

Presentation of research by Marion Delarue (FR-JP)

18 :00-20 :00 – Auditorium

“The Flavor of the Moment: Three Perspectives on Nature in the Kitchen” : conference by Claire Lange & Lucie Roy, with chefs Masashi Anpeiji (Anpeiji), Takuji Takahashi (Kinobu), and Atsushi Nakahigashi, CEO of OneRiceOneSoup (FR–JP)

20:00-21:00 – Salon

Cocktail reception

The residents' projects

Claire Lange & Lucie Roy (2026, crafts)

An art of dining for a menu shaped by the passing of time — capturing the essence of the season in the present moment

Claire Lange and Lucie Roy are interested in the subtle links between the seasons in Japanese culture, particularly in the culinary arts, where each piece of tableware enters into a poetic dialogue with the time of year and the dish being served. Every two weeks, they will meet with a chef to explore the unique relationship he maintains with the present moment of the season. They will design the associated items of tableware, while also meeting with producers and foragers to draw local plants and study the seasonal representation of nature in the applied arts (Kyo-yaki porcelain, lacquerware, textiles).

Isabelle Daëron (2026, design)

Chikasui

After the project “Water Calling” in collaboration with Yoshiko Nagai, which maps Kyoto’s groundwater in texts and drawings, Isabelle Daëron’s wishes to examine interfaces with invisible water, which can be the water supply system or underground water, for example grids, valves, gullies and wells. Her objective is to extend this research to cities beyond Kyoto and, ultimately, propose objects for public spaces. The residency could conclude with an urban walking tour. The “world beneath our feet” has less symbolic resonance in Japan than in the west, and this is something Isabelle Daëron wishes to explore.

Aurélie Lanoiselée (2026, crafts)

Perpetuate the Ephemeral

The project originated when Aurélie Lanoiselée met Yoshika Yajima, a doctoral candidate in Osaka whose thesis is on the tradition of hanamusubi (flower knots) during the Edo period from a gender perspective. Hanamusubi, shufuku and shutara function as a codex, passed on only by hand. Aurélie Lanoiselée’s project questions the practice of a knot that is made to be untied and retied. Underlying themes will be how to make the invisible visible, ties within the social fabric, the encounter of cord and hand, a thought and a form-creating gesture.

Marion Delarue ( 2019, crafts)

Marion Delarue (2019, crafts) has returned to Kyoto to continue her work alongside artisans Mitsue Nakamura (Noh masks) and Yohko Toda (Urushi lacquer), with the aim of creating objects that engage in a close dialogue with the body. A selection of these pieces will be featured in a solo exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in the fall of 2026.