The Amazonian area of Peru is around 60% of the country and very rich in biodiversity. In 2010, the International Year of Biodiversity, carried out the WONDER EYES photo workshop in the Peruvian Amazon and did the kids photo exchange Japan x Peru and exhibition in Japan.
Wonder Eyes Project - Forest of Amazon, PERU 2010
At the environmental crisis in the world, an essay "A Sense of Wonder" gives us inspiration. It is the last book of Rachel Carson, the famous writer of "Silent Spring", American scientist, marine biologist, based on her experience of commune with nature, with the son of her niece. Wonder Eyes Project had been carrying out the non profit photo program with the children of the different countries in the world. And in 2010, International Year of Biodiversity, hoping the photo shooting help inspire “sense of wonder”of the children. Focusing on the diversity, carried out the photo workshop in the Peruvian Amazon : in Pucallpa, with the collaboration of USKO-AYAR, Peruvian Amazon Painting School, and in the communities of Kandozi of Pastaza Basin with the collaboration of WWF-Peru. Also did the photo workshop in Japan and exchanged the photo cards by the both countries. In Japan, photo exhibitions were held, presented the photos by the Peruvian children.
（Japan x Peru kids photo exchange)
*this program was supported by Japan Foundation 2010
*supported by Konica Minolta Plaza, Canon Inc.
Photo workshop in Peruvian Amazon
- in Pucallpa of Ucayali Basin with the collaboration of Usko Ayar
- in Kandozi communities of Pastaza Basin with the collaboration of WWF Peru
Making project pamphlet and distribution
Photo exhibition in Japan and Kids photo exchange Japan x Peru
- photo exhibition @ KonicaMinoltaPlaza
- posters for @ COP10
- Photo card exchange by the children Japan x Peruvian Amazon
- photo exhibition @ Zoorasia - Yokohama Zoological Gardens
- photo exhibition @ University Gallery - Kyoto University of Foreign Studies
Photo Program in Peruvian Amazon 2010
Photo workshop in Pucallpa with Usko Ayar
In 2010, International Biodiversity Year, we did Wonder Eyes photo workshop in the upper Amazon, Pucallpa of Ucayali Basin, hoping photo shooting help inspire “sense of wonder” of children. In this area, the wood industry developed, and the forest near the city decreased. The children had also less contact with the nature. With the collaboration of USKO-AYAR, Peruvian Amazon Painting School, the children take photos freely, communing with nature, invited to the forest area, natural park and zoo, discovering a beauty and wonder. Also, using disposable camera, they took daily lives. Selected the photos, and made the photo card with the message to the Japanese children. After, they received the cards from the Japanese children. Also mini exhibition at school and local children and the people came and see the photos : boat in the river, titi monkey on the tree, woolly monkey near the house, leaves for the local food, orange butterfly, jugular in the zoo, etc.
*** USKO AYAR is a non profit painting school, founded by Pablo Amaringo (artist, ex-shaman) and Eduardo Luna (anthropologist) in 1988. As the Director, Pablo Amaringo was honored with the Global 500 award (by United Nations to recognize the environmental achievements of individuals and organizations around the world) in 1992. The directed was passed away last year and the school is challenging for the better.
mini video - workshop with USKO-AYAR in Pucallpa
children took photos discovering a beauty and wonder.
Photo workshop in the Pastaza basin
With the collaboration of WWF Peru did the workshops with the children in the communities of Kandozi people, in the Pastaza Basin, near the lake Rimachi, the largest lake of the upper Amazon of Peru. The area is very rich in fish like Arapaima (or pirarucu, or paiche), one of the world's largest freshwater fish. The children picked up the camera for the first time (using simple digital camera and instant film camera) and took freely photos of the nature and daily life with the forest and river. At the small exhibition of school, shown a variety of marvelous photos : fishing in the dark, mother working in the forest, little girl cooking the fish, etc. They loved the photos they took, and some said, “I will respect and take care of our nature and culture as we took photos”.
*collaborated by WWF-Peru, supported by Konica Minolta Plaza
*the program was collaborated with the local school teachers.
mini video - workshop in the communities of Kandozi people of Pastaza Basin with the collaboration WWF Peru
Project Pamphlet
Wonder Eyes Project Pamphlet of PERU Amazon with the photos by the children and the information of the area. In Japanese and distributed in Japan. click for details
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Kids Photo ExchangePeru x Japan 2010 & Exhibition in Japan
Photo Exchange - Peru x Japan 2010
Photo Card Exchange - Peru x Japan 2010
*Kids photo Exchange program
The children of Japan and Peru took photos and made the photo cards with message, and exchanged them. Also presented their photos. For the exchange program, participated in Japan - school children of Onta Elementary School of Higashimurayama (Tokyo), Kagawa elementary school (Kanagawa), Ojiya junior high school (Niigata), participants of workshop of "Photo Discovery" at ZOORASIA Yoohama Zoological Gardens, and the members of SKI "Uniform Improvement Committee" with Mika Hashimoto, and in Peru - students of USKO-AYAR (Peruvian Amazon Painting School) and Sollertia (Instituto Educativa Sollertia) .
*supported by JAPAN FOUNDATION 2010
*program in Apr, Jul
*Photo exhibition in Japan in August
*program in Japan Oct-Nov
*program in Peru in Nov
・photo exchange program in Peru in April, July
In 2010, International Biodiversity Year, did the photo workshop, and the children of Peruvian Amazon took photos and made the photo cards with message to the Japanese children. They received the photo cards from the Japanese children who did the same in Japan.
・photo exhibition in Japan in August *details below
・photo exchange program in Japan in Oct-Nov
with Kagawa elementary school in Kanagawa
Collaborated by Professor Furuya, photo workshop carried out with Hikaru Nagatake, on Oct.15. The school children also received the photo postcards mainly with the animals and nature of the Peruvian Amazon.
*supported by Canon Inc. for the digital camera and equipment.
with Ojiya junior high school in Niigata
Collaborated by professor Suetake, and Mr.Watanabe of Ojiya Journal, and the school children received the photo cards made by the children of Peruvian Amazon, and for the exchange, Ojiya students took photos and made more than 50 photo cards. A lot of thing "Japanese" captured: School life, Japanese countryside nature, tradition, and so on.
photo by Ojiya Shimbun
with Onta Elementary School of Higashimurayama (Tokyo)
Collaborated by the principal Nishidome and photographer Maruyama, about 70 school children participated and made photo cards to Peru for exchange. School children received later the cards from Peru.
with the members of SKI
"Uniform Improvement Committee" is Japanese girls' pop group, doing the volunteer work and music lives. Mika Hashimoto is the leader of the activities, and with her collaboration, 11 girls of the members participated in the photo exchange. Having received the postcards from the Peruvian Amazon, and for exchange, they made photo card with a message for the children in the Peruvian Amazon.（photo©SKI）。
SKI’s Japanese site(only Japanese) click here
with children @ ZOORASIA Yokohama Zoological Gardens
Carried out photo workshop "Photo Discovery" at ZOORASIA Yokohama Zoological Gardens on Nov.6. Japanese children received the photo postcards from the Peruvian Amazon, and Japanese children took photos of the animals living in Japan. Made postcards to the children of Peru.
Photo Exchange Program in Peru - November
The children of Peru received the exchange photo cards from the Japanese children - school children of Onta Elementary School of Higashimurayama (Tokyo), Kagawa elementary school (Kanagawa), Ojiya junior high school (Niigata), participants of workshop of "Photo Discovery" at ZOORASIA Yoohama Zoological Gardens, and the members of SKI "Uniform Improvement Committee" with Mika Hashimoto. Another workshop done and also at USKO-AYAR (Peruvian Amazon Painting School), held the photo exhibition presenting the photos by the Japanese children. Local people and
the classes of school Sollertia (Instituto Educativa Sollertia) came and see the exhibition. Also school children of Sollertia participated the exchange program and made the message to Japanese children.
*supported by JAPAN FOUNDATION 2010
Photo Exhibition in Japan - photos by the children of Peruvian Amazon
WONDER EYES Photo Exhibition L♡VE EARTH
Photos taken by the children of PERUVIAN AMAZON
＆ the World 2000 - 2010
Aug. 27 - Sept.6, 2010 10:30-19:00
Konica Minolta Plaza Shinjuku Takano Bldg.,4F 3-26-11, Shinjuku, Tokyo
In 2010, the International Year of Biodiversity, presented the selected photos by the children of Peruvian Amazon:
- children of Pucallpa with the collaboration of USKO-AYAR,
- children of Kandozi with the collaboration of WWF Peru
Together with the selected photos taken by the children of the world who participated in Wonder Eyes Project since 2000 - Australia, Brazil, Cuba, East Timor, Iceland, Indonesia, Mozambique, Refugee Camp in Kenya, Russia, Uzbekistan, Japan (Ginza/Tokyo and Toknoshima/Kagoshima)
organized by: WONDER EYES PROJECT KONICA MINOLTA PLAZA
*about the project at Pcallpa: supported by Embassy of Peru in Japan, JAPAN FOUNDATION, Canon Inc.
*about the project at Loreto: supported by WWF Peru, Konica Minolta Plaza
Poster ＠ COP10 Nagoya in Japan
Participation of Project Posters, presented @ COP10 as a official poster of Peruvian Government, with the photos taken by the Peruvian Amazon and the texts of wonder eyes activities 2010.
graphic design by Sachiko Maruyama
Photo exhibition @ ZOORASIA
Feb.2 - Mar.14, 2011
at Amazon Center of ZOORASIA YOKOHAMA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS in Yokohama
photos taken by the children of Peruvian Amazon : Usko-Ayar Painting School children (Pucallpa) and indigenous Kandozi children along the Pastaza river.
*with photo workshop and photo exchange, also presented together with the photos of the Japanese animals taken by the Japanese children
organized by WONDER EYES PROJECT, Yokohama Zoological Gardens
special thanks to Konica Minolta Plaza, supported by Canon Inc.
*this is the part of the exhibition tour of the photos presented at KONICA MINOLTA PLAZA during Aug.27-Sep.6, 2010
WONDER EYES through the eyes of the children of AMAZON - PERU
@ University Gallery - Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (KUFS)
June 1 (Wed.) – June 12 (Sun.), 2011
at University Gallery - Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (KUFS)
BLDG.9, 6F- 6 Kasama-cho, Saiin, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, JAPAN
photos taken by the children of Peruvian Amazon : Usko-Ayar Painting School children (Pucallpa) and indigenous Kandozi children along the Pastaza river.
Organized by: Wonder Eyes Project/Museum of International Cultures of KUFS/Kyoto Institute of Latin-American Studies
special thanks to Konica Minolta Plaza, WWF Peru
supported by Museum Curator Course of KUFS, Canon Inc.
*this is the exhibition tour presented at Konica Minolta Plaza (Tokyo) for Aug.27-Sep.6,2010
