The Moon of Hitomaro. 2019. Old boat, metal, arcrylic glass, LED. Setouchi Triennale from 26th April. Shamijima, Sakeido, Seto Inland Sea, Japan.
In imagination, the one who is already gone
begin to live in the landscape. We miss the expanse and the infinity of a field.
The school was abandoned and become alone. As bookshelf was. The voices of
children were hidden between the pages of books, however the books flew away
following heron. Now, instead of books, there are the Moon and the Sun floating
above the salt hill in the empty book shelves. A bit of bitter salt remains,
and there are waves of sky blue and white. The shape of one human being goes crossing
the wilderness. At the unmanned shore, unmanned boat is awaiting him. Look, the
sailboat of the moon is shining above that.
In the sea of heaven
Cloud waves rise and the moon boat sails
Into a forest of stars,
Then is seen no more
Kakinomoto Hitomaro 『Manyoshu』(Volume
7, 1068)
