International symposium "Usages et valeurs du noir en Asie de l'Est", June 7-9

Organized by the Institut français de recherche sur l'Asie de l'Est - IFRAE (Inalco-Université Paris Cité-CNRS) and the Centre d'étude de l'écriture et de l'image - CEEI.

From Tuesday June 7 to Thursday June 9, 2022 - at the Institut national d'histoire de l'art - INHA (Paris 2e) and Inalco (Paris 13e) / and by videoconference
Free admission.

Tuesday June 7, 2022 - 9:15am-6:15pm
INHA, 2 rue Vivienne 75002 Paris - salle Benjamin

Wednesday June 8 and Thursday June 9, 2022 - 9:00am-7:00pm
Inalco, 65 rue des Grands Moulins 75013 Paris - salle 5.18

To attend the colloquium remotely: the link will be sent on request to: mlaureillard@free.fr

The colloquium will be accompanied by the exhibitionLes cinq couleurs de l'encre, presented by Lia Wei (IFRAE, lecturer in Chinese art history, Inalco) at the galerie de l'auditorium de l'Inalco, on June 8, 2022. Free admission.

Usages and values of black in East Asia

Organization: Isabelle Charrier (CEEI) and Marie Laureillard (CNRS, IFRAE)

The aim of this colloquium is to explore the conceptual richness of the notion of black and the multiplicity of issues it opens up in the study of text, writing, image and mixed forms. It is part of the "Visual sources, textual sources" project of IFRAE's Axis 1.

Aesthetic and semiotic theories of black, the functions and uses of black in writing and the graphic arts, the empty/full relationship in creation, the vocabulary of black (linguistic comparisons and cultural constructions), the role of black in literature, in new media and in design, photography and cinema will be addressed. The first day will be devoted to the fundamental meaning of black and the five colors of ink through the traditional arts of ink painting and calligraphy, alongside a reflection on the graphic expression represented by typography and wood engraving.

The second day will address black in Chinese, Japanese and Korean literature (poetry, essays, novels). The afternoon will be devoted to black in its materiality, with Indian miniatures, ceramics, design and contemporary art from East Asia.

The third day will focus on cinema and photography from the three countries (China, Korea, Japan), as well as video games. The afternoon will be reserved for the role of black in modernity through Far Eastern painting and the specific practices of lacquer in Vietnam and stamping in Japan and Korea.