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2008 Artist Projects Recipients Denise Uyehara – Senkotsu (Mis)Translation Project. The interdisciplinary artist will develop the ensemble, choreography, script, and audio/visual for an interactive performance installation. The project will explore the entangled history of Okinawa and the U.S. military presence. The installation will be constructed from the fabricated remains of quasi-beings, childhood games, scientific inquiry, narrative, and interactive soundscapes and video montage. The ensemble will perform the words inspired by Okinawans and former military as they recount their memories of war and peacetime. Uyehara lives in Tucson. Panel Comments: Uyehara is a real treasure on a local and national level. She has the ability to successfully blend social and cultural issues in her work—a task not easily accomplished. She creates innovative work using technology in sophisticated but simple ways. It is clear that she is a very dedicated artist, who is committed to exploring and exposing her own cultural heritage while also telling other people’s stories.
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