Japanese Australian artist and the leading facilitator of the art project Mayu Kanamori (left) and Sophie Constable, one of the project facilitators and an educator at The Australian National University. Background: ’When You Call My Name,' collaborative artwork to honour 208 Japanese civilians interned in Australia and died during World War II. The exhibition was held at ANU in September 2025. Credit: Mayu Kanamori/SBS
The art project "When You Call My Name" honours the memory of 208 Japanese civilians buried at the Japanese War Cemetery in Cowra, New South Wales. Following an exhibition at the Australian National University in Canberra last year, the project will be presented again at Murdoch University in Perth on 29 August, marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Australia and Japan. We revisit our interviews with three people involved in the project, including one of its key figures, Mayu Kanamori. This story was first published in October 2025.
The art project "When You Call My Name" honours the memory of 208 Japanese civilians buried at the Japanese War Cemetery in Cowra, New South Wales. Following an exhibition at the Australian National University in Canberra last year, the project will be presented again at Murdoch University in Perth on 29 August, marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Australia and Japan. We revisit our interviews with three people involved in the project, including one of its key figures, Mayu Kanamori. This story was first published in October 2025.
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