
There is noone to protect our life other than ourselves We have no other choice but to protect our own life Nothing surprising, if we had thought about it Are we too late to realise it? Still, it was good that we … Continue reading
There is noone to protect our life other than ourselves We have no other choice but to protect our own life Nothing surprising, if we had thought about it Are we too late to realise it? Still, it was good that we … Continue reading
What is the point of being obsessed with “perfection”? It is rather ideal to be beautiful than perfect. “If a scratch on the surface bothers you, then you love “perfection” more than “beauty”” (Shunsuke Tsurumi, on Soetsu Yanagi) 完全なものに執着しないほうがいい … Continue reading
Levi=Strauss makes it clear that “artists” are not necessarily the ones to create objects with their clear intentions; they do not or cannot consciously create their art. Rather, the inspiration for the creativity may be triggered by the exact objects … Continue reading
我々は、より多くを聞かんことを切望す。 国内の山村にして遠野よりさらに物深き所にはまた無数の山神山人の伝説あるべし。 願わくはこれを語りて平地人を戦慄せしめよ。 この書のごときは陳勝呉広のみ。 (柳田國男) I should assume countless lore of mountain-gods or mountain-man in villages further away from Tono. We hereby strongly wish to hear more. Pray, speak of these lore to the trepidation of … Continue reading
Originally posted on Crossing Point:
初めて読んだときに、よく意味は分からなかったけれど、「これは真実に違いない」と直感して、ぶるっときて、思わず書き留めた。それをふと思い出した。 民藝が生まれた100年前の、その概念が与えたであろう衝撃に思いを馳せずにはいられない。 美はお金持ちが大枚をはたいて手に入れるものではない。特権階級の恵まれた環境にいる限られた人達だけが楽しめるものでもない。美は、市井の人々の、毎日の、暮らしの中にあるという証明。その真実が、どれほどの衝撃をもって人々の脳みそを駆け巡り、覆していったか。想像するに快感。 The first time I read it, I don’t think I quite understood the meaning of it fully, but I instinctively knew that it was the truth. It makes me wonder how radical and…