with the present...............
Tuesday 18 August 2009
Friday 14 August 2009
Tokyo encounters (3)
.....with the past
The Memorial Park, Hiroshima. The park was built in commemoration of the
first nuclear bomb ever used, dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945 by the USA in the final days of World War II.
Hiroshima being rebuilt. The pictures show the city in various stages over the decades.
The Memorial Park, Hiroshima. The park was built in commemoration of the
first nuclear bomb ever used, dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945 by the USA in the final days of World War II.
Hiroshima being rebuilt. The pictures show the city in various stages over the decades.
Nowadays, the city makes a pleasant, peaceful, modern and, most of all, friendly and welcoming impression.
This monument shrine features a flame (left of the centre) that burns since it was erected, and will only be extinguished when all nuclear arms will have disappeared from Earth.
I'm afraid this might take a while.....
Tokyo encounters (2)
.........with nature
Saturday, July 25th 2009 Rikugien Garden, Tokyo
This garden is a typical "kai-yu" ("walk-around") style garden. The thirty and sixty minute walking courses will take you round the pond, up Mount Fujishiro which is a miniature mountain, past Garyuseki Rock which represents a dragon, and past Horai-jima island which is shaped like a turtle. The garden dates back to 1695; it took 7 years to build and throughout history it has been described in many Japanese "waka" (31 syllable) poems.
Jeans meet kimono....
"......believe me, I'm going to be a sumo wrestler....."
Saturday, July 25th 2009 Rikugien Garden, Tokyo
This garden is a typical "kai-yu" ("walk-around") style garden. The thirty and sixty minute walking courses will take you round the pond, up Mount Fujishiro which is a miniature mountain, past Garyuseki Rock which represents a dragon, and past Horai-jima island which is shaped like a turtle. The garden dates back to 1695; it took 7 years to build and throughout history it has been described in many Japanese "waka" (31 syllable) poems.
Jeans meet kimono....
"......believe me, I'm going to be a sumo wrestler....."
Sunday 26 July 2009
Tokyo encounters (1)
....with art
Ai Weiwei, contemporary, controversial artist and architectural designer exhibits at the Mori Art Museum in Roppongi Hills, on the 51st floor.
Ai Weiwei, contemporary, controversial artist and architectural designer exhibits at the Mori Art Museum in Roppongi Hills, on the 51st floor.
Self-portrait. Ai Weiwei drops an ancient and precious vase without any apparent emotion,
to demonstrate a different view on values.
Born in Beijing in 1957, his father was Chinese poet Ai Qing, who was denounced during the Cultural Revolution and sent off to a labor camp with his wife, Gao Ying.
to demonstrate a different view on values.
Born in Beijing in 1957, his father was Chinese poet Ai Qing, who was denounced during the Cultural Revolution and sent off to a labor camp with his wife, Gao Ying.
Ai Weiwei is married to artist Lu Qing.
From 1981 to 1993, Ai Weiwei lived in the United States, before returning to China.
The exhibition runs till the end of August in Roppongi Hills.
From 1981 to 1993, Ai Weiwei lived in the United States, before returning to China.
The exhibition runs till the end of August in Roppongi Hills.
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