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大渓谷と瀬戸内海を一望できる寒霞渓は、島の固有植物や奇岩を見られる景勝地として、国立公園や日本遺産に指定されてきた。今回、直径約4メートルの鉄の球体で見晴台をつくる。鉄は、時間の経過により錆色に変わり、周囲に溶け込んでいく。
東京都出身の彫刻家、版画家。多摩美術大学客員教授。
鉄を媒介にした空間表現が特徴とされる。重量感のある彫刻とは対照的に、軽やかで繊細、流れるような彫刻で知られている
瀬戸内海の島々を舞台に開催される現代美術の国際芸術祭である。略称は「瀬戸芸(せとげい)」。対象地区が岡山・香川の両県に跨る、一大イベントである。トリエンナーレ形式で、第1回の2010年から3年ごとに開催されている。2022年は、第5回目の開催年である。
The eight islands of Japan sprang into existence through Divine Intervention.The first two gods who came into existence were Izanagi no Mikoto and Izanami no Mikoto, the Exalted Male and Exalted Female. It was their job to make the land for people to live on.They went to the bridge between heaven and earth and, using a jewel-encrusted halberd, Izanagi and Izanami churned up the sea into a frothy foam. As salty drips of water fell from the tip of the halberd the first island was formed. Its name was Onogoro.So far, so good. But when Izanagi and Izanami first met on their island, Izanami spoke to Isanagi without being spoken to first. Since she was the female, and this was improper, their first union created badly-formed offspring who were sent off into the sea in boats.The next time they met, Izanagi was sure to speak first, ensuring the proper rules were followed, and this time they produced eight children, which became the islands of Japan.I'm sure you did not fail to miss the significance of this myth for the establishment of Japanese formal society.At present, Japan is the financial capital of Asia. It has the second largest economy in the world and the largest metropolitan area (Tokyo.)Technically there are three thousand islands making up the Japanese archipelago. Izanagi and Izanami must have been busy little devils with their jewelled halberd...Japan's culture is highly technical and organized. Everything sparkles and swooshes on silent, miniaturized mechanisms.They're a world leader in robotics, and the Japanese have the longest life-expectancy on earth.Text by Steve Smith.