japanese customed helmets for the vader project @ star wars celebration japan (july 19-21)
The VADER PROJECT has come to Japan [tagged] and HERE are a selection of customed 1:1-Vader Helmets by 13 Japanese-artists - courtesy of Bonnie Burton who snapped & blogs about the event on Starwarsblog - including a chat with curator Dov Kelemer. [More images including new Western-artists' work via Starwarsblog-flickr] ... Over 100 customed-helmets for The Vader Project [WHAT IS] will be on display July 19-21, 2008 at Star Wars Celebration Japan @ Makuhari-Messe in Chiba just outside Tokyo to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars.
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"Join the Happy Side" by Yoko d'Holbachie
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"R.I.P. DBAS" by Usugrow
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"Paradise" by DEVILROBOTS
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"Darth Banana" by Mad Barbarians / "Work Vader" by RealxHead: Mori Katsura
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Untitled by Bounty Hunter / Untitled by Gargamel
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Untitled by Secret Base
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Untitled by T9G
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"The Best Gift in the Galaxy" by CHINO / "Untitled" by Itokin Park
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"GLooMY SIDe" by Mori Chack / Untitled by Dehara
[all info / images photographed by Bonnie Burton and are used with kind permission]