Artist

TAWADA Yoko

Exhibition (Installation Art)

photo: KUTSUNA Koichiro, Arecibo

Room of Polar Bears
Room of Touchable Letters
L-shape Room

As a writer who has produced a number of novels focusing on the differences that occur within society and multiple languages, Tawada is going to edit her written works based on the theme of Saitama Triennale 2016, as well as the inspiration she derives from the exhibition space. She will offer viewers unique reading experiences of encountering the texts within the gallery space.

Cooperation: Braille Translator Kodemari

Profile

TAWADA Yoko photo: Yves NOIR

TAWADA was born in 1960 in Nakano Ward, Tokyo, and has resided in Germany since 1982. She was raised in Kunitachi, attended the Tokyo Metropolitan Tachikawa High School and graduated with a degree in Russian literature from Waseda University. She completed postgraduate studies at the University of Zurich. She received the Akutagawa Prize for The Bridegroom Was a Dog in 1993 and the Tanizaki Junichiro Prize for Yogisha no Yakoressha (The suspect’s overnight train) in 2003. Her works written in German won her the Adalbert-von-Chamisso Prize in 1996 and the Goethe Medal in 2005. Many of her works have been published in translation, including five in French, four in English and others in many Asian and European languages. She has also held more than 800 readings and performances in more than 20 countries.