Coinciding with Wakefield’s 2026 Light Up weekend, Japanese-born, Sheffield artist Seiko Kinoshita will prototype Distant: Shared Memories of Home, an experimental installation that merges hand-crafted sculpture forms with cutting-edge technology.

Using folded paper, textiles, mixed reality, and spatial audio, the project creates an atmospheric dreamscape where audiences can move through light, sound, shadow, and texture.

The exhibition is rooted in the lived experiences of immigrants, refugees, and people seeking asylum, reflecting feelings of distance, longing, and memory. Trauma-informed workshops over Autumn 2026 with local Wakefield communities will generate spoken memories, ambient soundscapes, and emotional reflections, which will be woven into the installation’s sonic and visual environment.