Maya Onoda, a young Japanese artist, transforms everyday materials into art, referring to them as her “nomadic home.” She finds beauty in mundane objects and gives them new life through her creative process. Living away from her home country, Onoda views this approach as deeply rooted in her Japanese culture and influenced by her mother.
Rima Yamazaki is an independent filmmaker who makes observational and creative documentary films as a one-person crew. Her body of work consists of unusually patient and perceptive portraits of artists, buildings, and places. Her current focus is on the relationship between cityscapes and history. Yamazaki’s films have been shown at film festivals and venues around the world, including Cinéma du réel International Documentary Film Festival (Paris, France), Anthology Film Archives (New York, NY), the National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC), the International Festival of Films on Art (Montreal, Canada), and the Canadian Centre for Architecture (Montreal, Canada), among others.