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Meeting adorable Santa Clauses from around the world
Merry Many Santa Clauses!
— a photo exhibition by Akiko Tsunoda
A Santa Claus from the UK arrives at the World Santa Claus Congress
© Akiko Tsunoda
A Santa family in Denmark
© Akiko Tsunoda
World Santa Claus Congress in Denmark
© Akiko Tsunoda
A Santa Claus winter game in Norway
© Akiko Tsunoda
A Santa living in a stable in Norway
© Akiko Tsunoda
A group of Swedish Santas
© Akiko Tsunoda
FUJIFILM SQUARE is pleased to announce Merry Many Santa Clauses! — a photo exhibition by Akiko Tsunoda, which runs from December 13 — 27, 2019.
Does Santa Claus really exist?
This is a question that has been asked by children the world over for countless generations. In search of the definitive answer, Akiko Tsunoda visited the World Santa Claus Congress, held in Denmark in the summer of 2011. What she found was not only a group of Santa Clauses dressed in the traditional red and white costumes and three-cornered hats, but an assortment of other Santa Clauses dressed in green and black, and even some elves wearing sweaters! This hotchpotch of Santa Clauses were all known by different names and lived very different lifestyles to each other, but they had all come together at the congress to discuss Christmas and how to make people happy. Akiko Tsunoda was heartened to see this conglomeration of Santa Clauses working together for the sake of children around the world, and felt the desire to let more people know about this. So, for the next eight years, she spent her time taking photos of Santa Clauses.
For this exhibition, Ms. Tsunoda has carefully selected images from among her many photographs of Santa Clauses from Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and added new photographic works taken at the World Santa Claus Congress 2019, also held in Denmark this summer. The exhibition seeks to bring smiles to people's faces by viewing heart-warming images of Santa.
Everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy the images of this ‘family of Santas’ who actually work all year round — not only at Christmas — to make dreams come true and spread happiness around the world.
Profile
Akiko Tsunoda
Born in Tokyo in 1976. Graduated in Graphic Design from Tama Art University. Produces advertisements which often include ‘a calm and relaxing feel, and offer a ray of hope’, and is active in a wide range of fields for magazines and other publications. She has made capturing images of Santa Claus her life's work.
Photographer akiko tsunoda's website
Paradise Yamamoto
As well as being active as a mambo musician, Yamamoto was also the first Santa Claus from the Asian region to be accredited by The International Association of Authorized Santa Claus, The North Pole, GREENLAND, in July 1998.
Apart from visiting welfare facilities and children's hospitals both in Japan and abroad, he works to enlighten Japanese people about what a traditional Christmas should really be like. This year marks the 22nd year he has been an officially recognized Santa Claus.
| Name of the Exhibition | Merry Many Santa Clauses! — a photo exhibition by Akiko Tsunoda |
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| Dates |
13 — 27 December 2019 10:00 —19:00 (closes at 14:00 on final day of exhibition; last entry is 10 minutes before closing) open everyday |
| Venue | FUJIFILM SQUARE |
| Admission | free * This exhibition is being held as a corporate MECENAT event, and we are pleased to announce that admission will be free to enable more people to attend the exhibition. |
| No of exhibits | approx. 60 images (quarter size, full size and enlarged prints all in color) |
| Organized by | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| Supported by | The Royal Danish Embassy, Norwegian Embassy, Embassy of Sweden, and the Minato City Board of Education |
| Cooperation by | The International Association of Authorized Santa Claus, The North Pole, GREENLAND |
| Cooperation with display | Afternoon Tea LIVING |
Associated events : Gallery talks
| Dates | 1) December 13, 2019 (from 16:00 — approx 30 minutes) ‘In pursuit of Santa Claus’ by Akiko Tsunoda 2) December 15, 2019 (from 16:00 — approx 40 minutes) ‘How to enjoy Christmas’ — a talk by Akiko Tsunoda and Paradise Yamamoto |
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| Venue | FUJIFILM SQUARE (space 2 in the photo exhibition area) |
| Admission | free No reservation required |
* Please note the events may be subject to change or cancelation. Thank you for your kind understanding.
- In 1991, the Association for Corporate Support of the Arts founded these awards, which recognize highly beneficial projects by corporations and corporate foundations for the support of the arts, with the aim of encouraging corporate patronage of artistic projects and increasing public interest in these activities.
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- This year's awards, entitled “This is MECENAT 2018”, attracted 152 entrants. A town of third-party experts selected a total of seven awards, namely, the Grand Mécénat Award, five Awards for excellence and the Award Granted by the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs.
