Workshops, lectures and artist talks in Japan. Since 2005 Katja Stuke and Oliver Sieber have been giving lectures, workshops and artist talks in Japan on several occasion, about their work, their artistic practice or photography. Also the question of artist exchage has been a topic of discussions several times.
2013
»On photography«
Kyoto University of Art and Design
invited by Mariko Takeuchi
2013
»Neue Fotobücher aus Japan«
Fotobookfestival, Kassel
2014
»Blicke auf Japan gestern & heute«
Im Rahmen der Ausstellung »Achim Duchow, Japan 8-9-3«
Klaus Honnef im Gespräch mit Katja Stuke, Oliver Sieber und Thomas Neumann
WELTKUNSTZIMMER, HPZ-Stiftung Düsseldorf
2014
»J_Subs, SkinsModsTeds, Imaginary Club«
artist talk
Oliver Sieber and Mariko Takeuchi
Kyotographie Festival
2014
»Photography in all it‘s glory«
Workshop
IED Madrid & Guardian Garden Gallery, Tokyo
2015
about photography and activism
artist talk
Katja Stuke, Oliver Sieber with Ryuta Ushiro (ChimPom)
IMA Gallery, Tokyo
2015
»Lounge-Discussion« about photography, exchange and artists‘ experience
Osaka マークスタジオ, with artists, gallerists, curators
2017
»On exchange«
with: Katja Stuke & Oliver Sieber; Takuma Uematsu, Yuki Hayashi, Tadashi Kobayashi, Tetsuya Goto;
Yoshinori Henguchi, Yoshito Mizuuchi, Itou Tomohisa
FLAG Studio Enokojima, Osaka
2017
About collaborative strategies
incl. »The Japanese Lesson«, »Fax from the Library«, »O.i.F./Movie Locations« and »You and Me«.
talk event
Guardian Garden Gallery, Tokyo
2017
»You and Me«
Presentation of photographic project »You and Me«
and sneak preview of the award winning publication.
talk event
Reminders Photography Stronghold, Tokyo
2017
»On contemporary photography and collaboration«
lecture
Kindai University, Higashi-Osaka
2019
Discussing EXPO
with artists, architects, shop owners, local people of Konohana
Blend Residency, Osaka
2019
Kann man ein Land fotografisch begreifen?
artist talk
Katja Stuke, Oliver Sieber im Gespräch mit
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Diekmann, Institut für Medien, Theater
und Populäre Kultur der Universität Hildesheim
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
2020
Japanese Lesson.
Talk.
Creative Mornings Düsseldorf
2021
Im Transit. Ruinen der Zukunft.
Artist talk with Katja Stuke and Oliver Sieber
Exhibition »From A to B« Museum Morsbroich Leverkusen
In their Walks on Japanese streets, Katja Stuke and Oliver Sieber map the social transformation of neighbourhoods in Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama, among others. In doing so, they gain special perspectives on the construct of the street by exploring it on foot. In conversation with Heide Häusler, curator of the exhibition, they explain their artistic approach to the subject of the street, the political landscape and the ruins of the future.
2021
Symposium about Walking.
The Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie (Germany) and the Chennai Photo Biennale (India) are jointly organising a digital symposium dedicated to walking in photography. With: Michal Iwanowski, Andreas Langfeld, Paroma Mukherjee, Katja Stuke, Vidya Mohankumar, Siddharth Agarwal , Storytrails Chennai. moderated by Ram Rahman and Alexander Hagmann.
2025
»On publishing photography«
lecture
Kindai University, Higashi-Osaka
2025
Who owns the city?
Workshop
Kyotographie Festival, Kyoto