BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10758@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20250823 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20250901 DTSTAMP:20250731T162545Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/shiro-masuyama-borderline-projec t/ SUMMARY:Make North Docks: Shiro Masuyama\, Borderline Project DESCRIPTION:An Independents Biennial Exhibition\n\nShiro Masuyama\, a Japan ese artist based in Belfast\, Northern Ireland\, converted the interior of a used caravan into two parts—one half related to Irish culture and the other half to British culture. Many of the items\, symmetrically displaye d on their respective sides\, have counterparts in both cultures.\n\nSince moving to Northern Ireland in 2010\, he has often been unsure about the d istinctions between Irish and British culture within the complex society o f the region. The project has helped him learn and understand the nuances of culture through discussions with people he has encountered who have phy sically entered the caravan. He has continued to develop the work by const antly adding objects and correcting/adapting the display. Over time\, the caravan has transformed into a small museum of culture\; however\, he has struggled to maintain an equal balance between the Irish and British aspec ts.\n\nAs he is Japanese\, he has been able to conduct the project from an outsider’s perspective and to bring a degree of neutrality to his appro ach—he is not religious\, and he doesn’t have any political leanings.\ n\nHe finds it really meaningful to show the caravan in Liverpool\, which is widely known for having the strongest Irish heritage of any UK city.\n\ nArtist bio :\n\nShiro MASUYAMA is originally from Japan. His master’s d egree in architecture has influenced his art projects\, which primarily ta ke the form of site-specific architectural interventions. Using his archit ectural background and his Japanese identity\, he makes projects that fund amentally connect people and society— so-called socially engaged art. He believes interaction with people often brings unexpected results. It’s one of the most important processes and components in completing an artwor k.\n\nHe moved to Belfast\, Northern Ireland after completing internationa l residencies at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin\, Ireland (2006) \, and Flax Art Studios in Belfast\, Northern Ireland (2009)\, and has bee n based there ever since. As an artist from Japan who has made their home in Northern Ireland\, he is in a unique position to question how identity can be influenced by the dominant political forces surrounding us.\n\nHe h as attended numerous exhibitions worldwide\, including ‘BIENALSUR 2021 – The State of Things’\, MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rosario\, Ar gentina (2021)\; ‘Aichi Triennale 2013 : Awakening’\, Nagoya\, Japan ( 2013).\n\nhttps://www.shiromasuyama.net/\n\nThis event is funded by Arts C ouncil of Northern Ireland &\; University of Atypical\n\n\n\n\n\n \ ;\n\nAbout Make. North Docks:\n\n \;\n\nLocated on Regent Street\, Mak e North Docks offers both co-working\, private studios and makerspaces in Liverpool. Residents can enjoy a view across the River Mersey\, an open-ac cess workshop equipped with tools and the delicious Caffe Riccardo. Make North Docks is open 24 hours for all of our residents.\n\n12PM ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2025/07/shiro.webp CATEGORIES:Exhibitions LOCATION:Make North Docks\, 37 Regent Street\, Liverpool\, Liverpool\, Unit ed Kingdom GEO:53.418032;-2.997607 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=37 Regent Street\, Liverpoo l\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Make North Docks :geo:53.418032,-2.997607 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR