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Cover of the TURN program information leaflet. A TURN logo is placed at the center of brown paper with a cardboard-like texture.

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TURN Project Introduction booklet

This booklet introduces TURN by posing questions about the project’s aims, its distinctive qualities as an art project, and engagement with fields beyond art, bringing together slices of the scenery and moments in time that have emerged through TURN activities. It covers TURN’s concept with messages from the organizers, and introduces past locations, exchange partners, and the traditional techniques and practices used in TURN activities, and presents case studies with different perspectives and keywords.

*PDF version available on this website. Please contact us to request a hard copy of the booklet.


TURN Introduction booklet PDF

Cover of the TURN Tea Ceremony record booklet. The word “TURN” appears in deep blue at the upper right of a white background, while the lower two-thirds features a brown-toned space filled with the words “TURN” and “EARTH” in various shapes and colors such as yellow, white, and light blue.

TURN chakai

TURN’s overseas activities were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, but relationships were cultivated through online discussions in which participants talked about their circumstances. In 2021, the TURN Tea Gathering was held at The National Art Center, Tokyo. Envisioning the tea room as a space for mutually sharing sentiments, eleven TURN artists created exhibitions based on their overseas experiences and held online talks with partner welfare facilities and overseas universities. English-language documentation is available on the website below.


TURN chakai website

Cover of the leaflet for “TURN on the EARTH – I Am the Echo of the Earth.” The lower four-fifths shows a white background with an illustration of a blue Earth floating in space. The Earth is divided into two halves, with one person standing near the top of the left half and another near the bottom of the right half. The upper fifth of the cover is filled with deep blue, displaying the title “TURN on the EARTH – I Am the Echo of the Earth.”

TURN on the EARTH

Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Cuba, Poland… This book brings together the story of TURN from 2016 to 2019 in countries across the globe. The protagonist “I” transforms into the 23 artists involved in the program and travels to the actual sites in a story drawn by Katsuhiko Hibino.


Book Information website

Cover of the documentation booklet for “TURN in BIENALSUR.” The design is divided into four horizontal sections colored blue, white, orange, and red from top to bottom. In the white section, the TURN logo—composed of blue, white, orange, and red elements—is placed at the center.

TURN in BIENALSUR

This PDF covers the work of seven artists from Argentina, Peru, and Japan in Buenos Aires and Lima in 2017. Incorporating traditional techniques and practices from Argentina, Japan, and Colombia, the artists collaborated with a facility for people with intellectual disabilities, a public special needs school, a facility for people with physical disabilities, and an elementary school in a neighborhood dealing with poverty and crime.

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