White Island Project Ibiza Japan is a charity initiative that has been set up to support the victims of the Japanese tsunami and its aftermath. The ongoing nuclear threat should be of concern to us all, as similar disasters could occur at any time in countless locations all over the world. With this initiative, we aim to express our sense of global solidarity.
Photographer and performance artist Tom Leather and IBIZA STYLE editor Jürgen Bushe put their heads together to come up with the basic ‘White Island’ concept. Because white is the colour of mourning in Japan and, at the same time, is the colour that symbolises Ibiza. Furthermore, Japan and Ibiza are both islands. And if you believe the prophecies of Nostradamus, Ibiza will be the last refuge of humanity after Armageddon.
In a campaign spanning several weeks, photo shoots were staged at various iconic locations around the Island. One of the highlights took place in the studio of the famous Spanish painter Antonio Villanueva, where the first works in this series took form as photos and paintings in a joint artistic endeavour. The history of this project has also been recorded as a video documentary. The resulting works – photographs and paintings – go on display between 18th and 23rd July at the Blue Marlin Ibiza in Cala Jondal. And on 23rd July, the exhibition will be enhanced by the arrival of some unique bonsais.
Anyone wishing to support the project on this day can make a reservation for one of the VIP lounges (maximum 10 people, food and beverages included, price on request). 50% of the booking charge will be donated to the charity account.
Anyone wishing to support the project on this day can make a reservation for one of the VIP lounges (maximum 10 people, food and beverages included, price on request). 50% of the booking charge will be donated to the charity account.
The charity evening starts the 23rd of July at 6pm and features a varied programme of events:
By kind permission of Pioneer, DJ Hideyo Blackmoon from Japan will be operating the turntables, and she will be joined by her special guests from Denmark, Toomanylefthands. Dancers from the Japanese Cultural Association will be performing traditional wabi-sabi and butoh routines. Also on display will be antique Japanese kimonos and valuable ceramics in Japanese style fashioned by the artist marAmar. Auctioneer Zoe Mette Christensen will be selling off the ceramics, the photos by Tom Leather and the paintings by Antonio Villanueva to the highest bidder. She will be wearing a dress which has been specially created for the evening by star Danish designer Ann Wiberg and which will be decorated in a live performance by Antonio Villanueva. At the same time, models will be parading creations from Ann Wiberg’s ‘Trash Couture’ collection.
Bo Bendtsen, owner of „The Cuckoo Club“ London, is part of the WHITE ISLAND PROJECT
Children will be modelling a selection from the men’s shirt collection by slumshirts.net. These shirts together with T-shirts from the ‘My mother is a Japanese’ label will also be up for auction. All proceeds go to the charity account.
The WHITEISLANDPROJECT shirt has been designed and manufactured in collaboration with myshirt.be. This limited-edition item of apparel will be launched at the charity event on 23rd July. By buying one of these shirts, you can not only support the White Island Project but actually ‘be part of it’.
So that the donations actually benefit the victims, the funds will not be handed over to any of the larger charities but will be channelled directly into an aid programme for the Fukushima victims that is being organised by Pioneer Tokyo.
The WHITEISLANDPROJECT shirt has been designed and manufactured in collaboration with myshirt.be. This limited-edition item of apparel will be launched at the charity event on 23rd July. By buying one of these shirts, you can not only support the White Island Project but actually ‘be part of it’.
So that the donations actually benefit the victims, the funds will not be handed over to any of the larger charities but will be channelled directly into an aid programme for the Fukushima victims that is being organised by Pioneer Tokyo.
View our video about the WHITE ISLAND PROJECT:
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