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<Completed> [2022 Special Exhibition] New aspects of Hansen's Disease literature: Poets of "The Sprout of Life"

Top event information event list <Completed> [2022 Special Exhibition] New aspects of Hansen's Disease literature: Poets of "The Sprout of Life"

2023.03.02

Notice of special exhibition※It has ended.

New aspects of Hansen's Disease literature　The Poets of "The Sprouts of Life"

In 1953, in the midst of the struggle against the Leprosy Prevention Law, Mitsuo Oe's "Inochi no Sprouts" (Sanichi Shobo) was the first joint collection of poetry in which 73 people from eight Leprosy sanatorium participated. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the publication of the poetry collection. Literary activities in sanatoriums have been active since before the war, and Tamio Hojo and Kaito Akashi are known, but in most cases they were permitted within the framework of ``maintaining order'' in sanatoria and ``self-cultivation'' of individuals. .
The post-war situation transforms the literature of the sanatorium. Respect for basic human rights under the Constitution of Japan and the introduction of Promin, the first chemotherapy drug, brought significant changes to the residents, both mentally and physically. Instead of seeing their own circumstances as their “fate,” some people have come to view their circumstances as a future that can be changed.
This exhibition aims to reconsider the new form of literature that seeks hope, solidarity, and revival toward the outside world while facing the absurdity of the segregation policy as a "new face of Hansen's Disease literature."
Almost all of the manuscripts have been lost, but from among the letters addressed to Mitsuo Oe held by the Kochi Prefectural Museum of Literature, handwritten materials by the participants in this anthology will be exhibited for the first time.
We hope that this exhibition will serve as an opportunity to draw attention to the charm of the poetry that was born in post-war sanatoriums and to deepen understanding of the Issues related to leprosy.

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This is the first large-scale literary exhibition hosted by the The National Hansen's Disease Museum.
For the first time, the handwritten letters of the participants of "Sprouts of Life" will be exhibited from the letters addressed to Mitsuo Oe in the collection of the Kochi Prefectural Museum of Literature.
The phantom collection of poetry, Life Sprouts, will be republished at the The National Hansen's Disease Museum for the first time in 70 years.
We will hold related events with various guests.

Outline of the event

【会期】
2023年2月4日（土）から 5月7日（日）
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【会場】
国立ハンセン病資料館　企画展示室

【休館日】
月曜および「国民の祝日」の翌日（月曜が祝日の場合は開館）
入館無料

※新型コロナウイルスの感染状況等により変更する場合があります。

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Concert "Blue Bird Harmonica"

*The event has ended.
You can watch the recording of the day on YouTube.

ハンセン病療養所から生み出された詩の言葉と音楽の素晴らしさをお届けします。

【日時】
2023年2月11日（土、祝）　14時から15時30分（13時30分開場）

【出演】
Umitaro AbeComposer
Takeo Toyama Composer, Keyboardist
Touma Itoko　ピアニスト、歌手、作曲家

【会場】
当館1階　映像ホール

【定員】
先着70名、事前申し込み制、参加無料

【申込開始】
2023年1月4日（水）正午12時から
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Lecture "How did Hansen's Disease Issues related to leprosy of Hansen's disease?"

*The event has ended.
You can watch the recording of the day on YouTube.
He will speak from the perspective of literary research, centering on the relationship between Leprosy sanatorium residents and outside literary figures, and the significance of the works that were created in that context.

【日時】
2023年2月25日（土）　14時から15時30分（13時30分開場）

【講師】
Minetathu Nishimura　静岡文化芸術大学非常勤講師

【会場】
当館1階　映像ホール

【定員】
先着70名、事前申し込み制、参加無料

【申込開始】
2023年1月4日（水）正午12時から
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Lecture "To Deliver Words to 1,000 Years Ahead"

*The event has ended.
You can watch the recording of the day on YouTube.
He will talk about the appeal and contemporary significance of the works of the poet with leprosy, based on his memories of interacting with the poet Hansen's Disease (a resident of Kuriu-Rakusenen).

【日時】
2023年3月12日（日）　14時から15時（13時30分開場）

【講師】
Nobuko Kyo　作家

【会場】
当館1階　映像ホール

【定員】
先着70名、事前申し込み制、参加無料

【申込開始】
2023年1月4日（水）正午12時から
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Lecture "Rereading Postwar Hansen's Disease Literature"

*The event has ended.
*This event will not be streamed. No video will be released at a later date.
He will talk about post-war Hansen's Disease literature, especially poetry, from the perspective of a modern poet.

【日時】
2023年3月18日（土）　14時から15時30分（13時30分開場）

【講師】
Yoji Arakawa　現代詩作家

【会場】
当館1階　映像ホール

【定員】
先着70名、事前申し込み制、参加無料

【申込開始】
2023年1月4日（水）正午12時から
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Reading session "Reading the poetry collection 'Sprouts of Life'"

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We will breathe life into the poetry that was born in Leprosy sanatorium through voice.

【日時】
2023年4月1日（土）　14時から15時（13時30分開場）

【朗読】
Kyoko Koizumi　歌手、俳優

【会場】
当館1階　映像ホール

【定員】
先着70名、事前申し込み制、参加無料

【申込開始】
2023年1月4日（水）正午12時から
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Gallery Talk (online)

*The event has ended.
You can watch the recording of the day on YouTube.
From the exhibition room, the curator in charge will guide you through the exhibition online.

【日時】
2023年3月3日（金）　19時から20時30分

【講師】
Tetsuya Kimura　当館学芸員

【開催方法】
Zoomウェビナー

【定員】
先着100名、事前申し込み制、参加無料

【申込開始】
2023年1月4日（水）正午12時から
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Gallery talk (face-to-face)

The curator in charge will explain the personality of the author and the historical background of the creation of the work while touching on the poetry and materials.

【日時】
2023年2月17日（金）、3月25日（土）、4月29日（土、祝）、5月3日（水、祝）、5月7日（日）

【講師】
Tetsuya Kimura　当館学芸員

【会場】
当館2階　企画展示室

【定員】
各回10名、事前申し込み不要、参加無料
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