American washi pioneer takes on challenge of career
In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
June 7, 20245m 55s
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (www3.nhk.or.jp) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
Sarah Brayer arrived in Japan in 1979, thinking it was just a stop on an international backpacking trip. But the country became her home where she’d become an acclaimed visual artist, whose work with washi paper is celebrated around the world. Her most recent project offered an opportunity to examine the role her art can play in supporting and reinvigorating cultural institutions in her adopted home.