Jikkoin Temple 実光院 at Ohara, 2015
Jikkoin Temple 実光院 Ohara, 25.11,2015; musicians and dancers are getting ready in a tiny room. The guests enjoy the garden. First guests will soon be served matcha tea and a sweet. Iori Kolar and musicians are ready. Makiko Sakurai sings and plays Shirabyoshi. Makiko’s performance Nona Orbach offers nine moon pool for the guests to walk […]
Fly me to the Moon
The distant mountains are reflected in the eye of the dragonfly Issa Ostracon, Leonardo.
Moon viewing 2015 – Kuroda Momoko
At this temple by the edge of the lake I wait for the moon みづうみのほとりの寺に月を待つ Kuroda Momoko Moon viewing 2015 – 月見
Moon viewing 2015 – 月見
It is a Japanese tradition to sit on a balcony and observe the moon reflected in a pool. I have the privilege to be a guest at an event at Jikkoin Temple 実光院 at Ohara, Kyoto this coming October 2015. All performances will be dedicated to one motif – The Moon. I have been sitting in my studio’s balcony […]
Shomyo
I climbed the small path to Raigoin Temple at Ohara mountains Kyoto. It was drizzling. As I walked through a small wooden gate towards the booth to pay, the priest slided the wooden window, picked a flute and played. When I was leaving his flute followed my footsteps. You can hear it here with the rain and birds, if the volume is fully open: […]