VAF SUM UP exhibition

The exhibition was presented at Viborg Kunsthal (Viborg Art Hall), in connection with Viborg Animation Festival as a part of the city’s contribution to the Aarhus 2017-program. The exhibition was made off seven different parts:

- Laws of Motion in a Cartoon Landscape by Andy Holden, presented by Viborg Kunsthal as a part of the Aarhus2017 programme.

- Mitsuki Nakamura Retrospective Exhibition: an unique insight into MechaAnime – A subgenre in Japanese animation, which focuses on telling stories of giant robots colliding in colossal confrontations. Mitsuki Nakamura was one of the pioneering figures in the MechaAnime genre, and is a co-creator of the long running Mobile Suit Gundam series from 1976, among other things. Mobile Suit Gundamis recognized today as The Gundam Series and is among the most popular MechaAnime of the world.

- VAF Nippon Art presenting original fan art by Danish cartoonists, amongst others Karoline Stjernfelt, Thomas Thorhauge, John Kenn Mortensen, Rune Ryberg, Simon Teroy, Pernille Ørum, Mårdøn Smet and Mikkel Sommer Moe Koyano & Cristyan Lundblad.

- TAW Maquettes: A tour de force of the amazing, astounding and assuredly fascinating sculptures, which lay the foundation of the fantastical creatures that we see computerbased animation bring to life today.

- Graphic Storytelling Graduation Exhibition 2017: the graduation projects of the up-and-coming comic artists of Denmark, who just recently graduated from The Animation Workshop’s Graphic Storytelling program.

- The Drawing Academy: Explore the croquis and longstudies of The Drawing Academy, a course for whichis rooted in and stems from the great Baroque and Renaissance masters – as well as Russian academic drawing technique.

This exhibition is possible thanks to big contributions made by Design Office Mecaman,
DNP Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd, Gakken Educational ICT Co.,Ltd., Pierrot Co.,Ltd., Sotsu Co.,
Ltd., STUDIO GHIBLI INC., Sunrise Inc., Mr. Kunio Okawara, Ltd.and Mr. Yuji Nunokawa, Tatsunoko Production Co., Mrs. Yoneko Nakamura and the Nakamura family and ADD-SYSTEM INC.