Sanja Matsuri is a traditional Shinto festival held annually in Tokyo, Japan, to honor the deities of Asakusa Shrine. Participants carry mikoshi (portable shrines) through the streets, showcasing the strong community spirit and religious fervor of the event.

The title of the exhibition comes from the Japanese science fiction television series 'Ultraman'. Western understanding of art meets a strange, mysterious world here. Ute Woracek connects this world with our cultural history, opens and reflects our perspective. In one of the videos you can see the moon from a Japanese perspective in a long, still shot, Ultraman and Caspar David Friedrich mingle. At other times we are reminded of the somnambulists of Romanticism. Does 'Inemuri', this Japanese state between sleep and consciousness, contain a dark intermediate realm like ours? Dark rooms radiate austerity and austerity, but do not reveal their secret. A strong force can always be felt, but it may have already turned into obsession. The girl standing on her head seems so friendly, but isn't she slowly becoming angry, even aggressive? The staged puppet-likeness of the young women combines with dreams and fairy tales. What role do they play? The quiet sounds that accompany the change in the body during a tattoo continue this strange mood. Japan remains a secret and Ute Woracek shows us how deep this secret is.