Upcoming: 'Resistance and Resilience' exhibition at Sakima Art Museum

We are honoured to be co-hosting the 'Resistance and Resilience' exhibition with the Sakima Art Museum in Okinawa. The museum is renowned for its anti-war and peace exhibitions, particularly the permanent display of the 'Battle of Okinawa' series painted by Mr and Mrs Maruki. In the wake of the final Decolonising Futures seminar in Naha in July 2025, two distinguished Indigenous contemporary multimedia artists, Antonie Frank Grahamsdaughter and Tomas Colbengtson, will exhibit their work in solidarity with Ryukyuans who seek peace. Colbengtson engraves photographs of his ancestors onto glass and metal, while Grahamsdaughter breathes new life into their images through video art, creating a dialogue between the living and the dead and connecting the past with the present. This exhibition strengthens the identity of Indigenous peoples, which is not reflected in history centred on settlers, and sheds light on the hidden darkness of history. We hope that as many people as possible from the Ryukyu Islands will visit the museum and enjoy the exhibition.

On behalf of CEMiPoS

Founder and Director Hiroshi Maruyama