The Japan TimesAug 23, 2025
One of the locations for the Setouchi Triennale, Oshima has come a far way from being known as "leprosy island" for almost 90 years. Nikita Kadan's artwork sheds a light on that dark past. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/23/art/oshima-art-triennale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #nikitakadan #setouchitriennale #mintanaka #oshima #hansen039sdisease
Healing Oshima Island's history of disease with a touch of art

Min Tanaka opened the Setouchi Triennale’s summer session on Oshima, Kagawa Prefecture, with a site-specific dance at Nikita Kadan’s sculpture, an allegory for support.

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The Japan TimesMar 4, 2024
The music of a harmonica band founded by people at a sanatorium for Hansen's disease patients still lives on, some 50 years after the group ended its activities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/04/japan/society/harmonica-band-by-hansens-disease-patients/ #japan #society #hansen039sdisease #music #health #chugoku #okayama #discrimination
Harmonica melodies of Hansen's disease patients live on

A band featuring the instrument was founded in 1953, at a time when prejudice against the disease was still strong

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