VENICE.- Mika Ninagawa with EiM: INTERSTICE, curated by Eriko Kimura, represents the first solo exhibition in Europe by Japanese photographer and director Mika Ninagawa, in collaboration with the creative collective EiM (Eternity in a Moment). The immersive installation, set up at Palazzo Bollani, explores the concepts of boundaries, transition, and overlap, using images, lights, and sounds to create a space where reality and fiction merge into a totalizing sensory experience.

Mika Ninagawa (Tokyo, 1972) is one of the most influential photographers on the contemporary Japanese scene, renowned for her bold use of color and a visual language that blends pop aesthetics, natural symbolism, and traditional Japanese culture. Alongside directing critically acclaimed Japanese films such as Sakuran (2007) and Helter Skelter (2012), Ninagawa engages in photographic experimentation focused on subjects such as flowers, landscapes, and emotionally charged figures, which she employs as foundational elements of her striking visual narratives and immersive settings.

With INTERSTICE, Mika Ninagawa and the collective EiM—who have been collaborating since 2022—explore the perception of reality through a multisensory language. The project unfolds along a path of moving images, light play, and reflective structures, transporting visitors into a world suspended between dream and reality. The common thread of the exhibition is flowers, presented in a balanced combination of natural and artificial elements, with the aim of evoking lasting and universal emotions. These emotions are directly linked to the tradition of offering floral tributes at cemeteries and in votive shrines, a practice present in many cultures around the world.

Mika Ninagawa's vision is combined with the scientific contribution of EiM, which brings together talents from the fields of design, data science, and cinematography to create unique immersive experiences. Among the collaborators of EiM are data scientist Hiroaki Miyata, production designer ENZO, creative director Isao Kuwana, and lighting designer Koshiro Ueno.