PARADISE CORNER 2

For the second time, PARADISE AIR will host a public event in the non-theater spaces of the Matsudo Civic Theater, including the 1st floor entrance and 2nd floor lobby.

Appearing in the middle of the city as a “corner of paradise,” PARADISE CORNER introduces the daily activities and creative processes unfolding at PARADISE AIR, while experimenting with new ways of using the civic theater beyond its conventional function as a performance venue. Through exhibitions and participatory programs, the event seeks to connect art, place, and community, and to explore how a civic space can become an open platform for exchange.

For this second edition, the event will take place over two days, featuring exhibitions and a workshop. We warmly invite you to stop by, together with the film screenings and public lecture happening on the same days.

PARADISE CORNER

Dates (2 days):
Saturday, March 7, 2026 | 12:30 – 18:30
Sunday, March 8, 2026 | 10:00 – 12:00

Venue: Matsudo Civic Theater
Address: 11-6 Honcho, Matsudo City, Chiba MAP
Access: 5-minute walk from JR / Shin-Keisei Line “Matsudo Station” West Exit

Saturday, March 7:
Open Studio Exhibition

Time: 12:30 – 18:30
Venue: Matsudo Civic Theater (1F Entrance & 2F Lobby)
Admission: Free, no reservation required

Participating Artists:
Stine Marie Jacobsen & Teobaldo Lagos Preller, Tianming Zhou (Alaric), Pipatpong Seepeng (Chopper)

Three artists currently in residence through the SHORTSTAY Program will step outside PARADISE AIR to present their work in progress. Each artist brings different interests and practices to their stay. Visitors are invited to encounter their ongoing research and creative processes as they unfold.

🎥 Same-day event
Matsudo Movie Festival at Matsudo Civic Theater Hall
Doors open 12:30 / Screenings 13:00 – 20:00
https://matsudomoviefes.wixsite.com/chiba

Sunday, March 8:
Map-Making Workshop “Between the River and the Cliff”

Time: 10:00 – 12:00
Meeting Point: Matsudo Civic Theater 1F Entrance (Reception), followed by a short fieldwork walk
Admission: Free
Reservation required: Please register via the Chiba Online Application Service

Artist: Riku Yamakawa
(This workshop is organized as part of a lifelong learning program by the Matsudo City Social Education Division.)

Using a “geographical model” of the area around the civic theater created by the artist, participants will revisit the landscape of Matsudo through their own memories.
Participants will walk to places that hold personal meaning, then shape their impressions and experiences in clay. The collected fragments of landscape will be placed onto the geographical model, and through conversation, we will create an original three-dimensional map that can only emerge from those gathered on this day.

💬 Same-day event
Cultural & Sports Promotion Lecture
“What Makes a Place Where Exchange Can Happen? Discussing New Forms of Public Space with Tadashi Nishikawa”
Doors open 13:30 / Lecture 14:00 – 16:00
https://www.city.matsudo.chiba.jp/kurashi/kyouiku_sports/culturesports/bunkasports_kouenkai.html

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Exhibition Introduction

Date: Saturday, March 7
Time: 12:30 – 18:30

Stine Marie Jacobsen & Teobaldo Lagos Preller
《Law Shifters》

Law Shifters (2016-) invites citizens to take part in law and democracy by stepping into the roles of both judges and lawmakers. What verdict would you give in real court cases? And how would you change the laws in your country to make them more just?

At Matsudo Civic Theatre, the public is invited to explore ethical dilemmas through imagined climate stories together with Law Shifters founder, artist Stine Marie Jacobsen, and writer Teobaldo Lagos Preller.

The Law Shifters project encourages young people to reflect on their political views, ethical beliefs, and sense of justice. They do this by re-examining real court cases and proposing new laws that better reflect the world they live in today. At a time when direct democracy is being widely discussed, citizens’ legal proposals—even those that seem difficult to realise—can play an important role in shaping political debate.

Tianming Zhou (Alaric)
《Freshreferencing》

Fresh Fish Road was once an Edo-period express route that moved freshly landed fish inland from the Tone River through Inzai, Shiroi, Kashiwa, Kamagaya, and Matsudo, toward the Nihonbashi markets. Its “direction” was human-defined, a race against time from freshness toward decay. Today, the road’s name is gradually forgotten, and it no longer serves its original function.

Freshreferencing asks how to experience the Fresh Fish Road’s direction once its purpose has dissolved. Through multi-channel videos and a collection of photographs, it re-approximates the route as a fragmented map and assembles a field of spatial, temporal, and infrastructural vectors. Bringing fieldwork, archives, and the research process together, this project looks into a broader discussion of which systems currently orient a place, and which systems they overwrite.

Pipatpong Seepeng (Chopper)
《Crow Funeral》

In Japanese folktales, the crow symbolizes divine guidance for those who are lost. For Chopper, the crow is also a symbol of longing and comfort, reminding him of the place where he once lived and worked in Thailand.

The tapestry and carpet present an impressionistic view of the Edo River in Matsudo. The image shows a flock of crows gathering around a crow that appears to be falling from the sky, an actual behavior through which crows learn about danger and threats associated with death, though some say they are grieving. The work is installed as a memorial space to remind us of life’s fragility and uncertainty.

Crow Funeral is part of Chopper’s ongoing project, Home, which explores ways of grounding and finding comfort through making art and connecting with people.