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Sunset House: Language as the house of Being by James Jack 26 Aug 2013 | 08:05 pm
For today’s Setouchi Triennale 2013 work of art, we’re going to do things a little differently as I’m not the one who is going to tell you about Sunset House: Language as the house of Being, a perma...
Bengal Island – August 18 24 Aug 2013 | 07:31 pm
On August 18, the Bengal Island project was almost a month old. The place has now become very familiar and I’m starting to have my habits there. There are certain booths where I could spend hours, s...
Traditional Japanese Boat Building at Bengal Island 23 Aug 2013 | 05:59 am
You may have noticed that boats have been a recurrent topic on the blog this summer. Well, this is not over yet, and here is one more post about them (and a few more are on the way). Today, I want t...
Shiro Café in Takamatsu 21 Aug 2013 | 06:45 am
Among the many cultural events that take place in Takamatsu and around during the summer, I almost didn’t have time to go to Shiro Café, that opened for a few weeks and that closed this past Sunday ...
Shōji 20 Aug 2013 | 05:37 am
Shōji on Honjima, in the bedroom of the minshuku where we spent a couple of days a little while ago.
Unsinkable Ship by Ryō Toyofuku 19 Aug 2013 | 08:05 pm
There are so many things happening in Takamatsu during this month of August that I’m almost forgetting to tell you about the other artworks and locations of the Setouchi Triennale. I especially have...
Bengal Island – August 12th 16 Aug 2013 | 07:18 am
All too brief stop at Bengal Island last week-end. We got there late, and as we start knowing a few people, we spent more time chatting (mostly with Wasama Doja and Takashi Nishibori and his assista...
The Old Lady and the Tengu 15 Aug 2013 | 07:00 am
A few days ago at the Megijima matsuri, as it’s often the case in local matsuri (probably elsewhere too) there was a tengu. Among other “duties”, he touched with his nose whoever desired so. I’m not...
Weaving Weaving by Takashi Nishibori 14 Aug 2013 | 06:55 am
Among the artists from the Setouchi Triennale who are currently working and creating artworks in front of your eyes at Bengal Island, there is Takashi Nishibori, an “old acquaintance” to the blog as...
Bamboo 13 Aug 2013 | 07:57 pm
I have yet to see Doug and Mike Starn’s Big Bambú as a finished work. I blame the current heat wave that is over Japan for that (yesterday was the day with the highest temperature ever recorded in...
