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MICHIBIKI
Vol.2
Jinny Street Gallery ✕ NININI
March 1–29, 2025
Opening and Creator’s Meetup
March 1, 17:00 at NININI
The second edition of Michibiki, a collaborative exhibition between the monthly creators’ meetup at ニニニ and JINNY, will also mark the grand finale of an era! Tiny and Tomo will be moving on to exciting new opportunities after March. While the life of the house has been extended for another three years, we want to celebrate ニニニ in its current form. We have all been michibikareta (guided) to ニニニ in one way or another. This exhibition will serve as a memorial to the warm atmosphere of this place, a celebration of what it has been, preserving its spirit long after it has passed.
Project Story
NININI
Ninini started when an old house in Jingumae beckoned a passerby, Tiny, as she was sipping her coffee. Then, as if guided by fate, the shop opened its doors on February 22, 2022. Zucca, who hosts the ‘monthly creators meetup’, was drawn into the warm cosy glow of the old house which Tiny was lighting. Enchanted by Ninini, they made a promise to hold events together every month until the house is demolished in 2025.
ニニニは、古民家がコーヒーを飲みながら通りがかるタイニーさんを呼び寄せる所から始まりました。そして、運命の如く2022年2月22日に導かれるようにしてお店がオープン。そして、月一のクリエーターズミートアップを行っているZuccaも、Tinyさんの灯す古民家の暖かい灯に吸い込まれ、入店。ニニニに魅了され、お家が取り壊される2025年まで毎月一緒にイベントを行う約束をしました。
Jinny Street Gallery
JSG was founded by friends who didn’t know each other before they noticed a series of lonely streetlamps with always empty display cases. “The city is never using those streetlamps as exhibition cases; it would be nice to show my street photos... in the street,” — they thought — “This place is amazing.” A year apart, Lorenzo and Toto had been lured to those streetlamps and hosted their first “street exhibitions.” A few years later, they crossed paths at a dinner with a common friend. One more year later, Jinny Street Gallery had its inaugural exhibition.
JSGも、もともと面識のなかった2人が街灯をきっかけに導かれる様に出会い、始まりました。近所に住むLorenzoとTotoは、それぞれ空っぽの展示ケースがついた街灯を見つけ、「この街灯いいな！」「ここで自分のストリートフォトを展示できたら最高だな」と思い、商店会に交渉し個展を開催しました。そこで偶然にも、同じようなアイデアを持つ者同士がいることを知り、意気投合。そしてその翌年、2人でJinny Street Galleryを設立しました。
What is your Story?
If you are interested in participating and exhibiting at MICHIBIKI, tell us your name and contact information. We’ll reach out soon.
Project Details and Participation Terms
Tentative Schedule
Feb 25: Submission Deadline
Mar 1 15:00: Artworks will be displayed at Jinny Street Gallery
Mar 1 17:00: Opening Party at NININI
Mar 1-29: Walking tours and workshops run by artists
About Artworks
Please note that Jinny Street Gallery is located in a public space; we can not display nude, violent, or explicit pieces.
All types of visual art are welcome—photography, poems, sculptures, painting, mixed media. Anything can feed the following dimensions of our display cases — 28⨉28⨉70 cm.
After Submission
We'll reach out to the email that was specified. If you are local to Tokyo, you can meet us at NININI and ask us anything you want regarding the exhibition. Instructions will be provided by email.
If you wish to participate from outside of Tokyo (or Japan), we’ll do our best to reach out and help you with displaying your art.
プロジェクトの詳細と参加条件
仮スケジュール
2月25日：アート作品提出締切
3月1日 15:00：Jinny Street Galleryで作品が展示される
3月1日 17:00：ニニニでのオープニングパーティー（アートと音楽あり）
3月1日～3月29日：アーティストが主催するウォーキングツアーとワークショップ
作品について
Jinny Street Galleryは公共の場所に位置しているため、ヌード、暴力的、または過度に露骨な作品は展示できません。
すべてのタイプのビジュアルアートが歓迎されます—写真、詩、彫刻、絵画、ミクストメディア。何でも、私たちの展示ケースのサイズ—28⨉28⨉70 cm—に収まるものはOKです。
提出後
指定されたメールアドレスに連絡します。もし東京近郊に住んでいる場合、ニニニで会って、展示について何でも質問してください。メールにてお返事いたします。
もし東京（または日本）以外から参加したい場合、最善を尽くして連絡し、作品の展示をお手伝いします。
From “Michibiki vol.1”
