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Walking piece Marŝarto25 2024

Itoshima Incense/糸岛香熏

Vacuum the fields
Hosted by: Studio Kura
632 Nijōmasue, Itoshima, Fukuoka 819-1613, Japan

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I took a vacuum cleaner on walks through rural Japan, collecting dust along the way. Later, I transformed that dust into incense.

Upon arriving in Itoshima, Japan, I was welcomed by a vast sea of rice paddies. The fields are “pre-steamed” by the humid summer heat before the harvest, releasing the rich aroma of ripening rice. The rice is cooking, the land is quaking, and the earth feels wonderfully alive!

Inspired by this vibrant setting, I began a quirky ritual: taking a vacuum cleaner on a stroll like a loyal dog. Together, we roamed the country roads, soaking up the warm, fragrant air. The dust specks, bird feathers, bits of vegetation, anonymous insects, and stray rice grains we gathered became the ingredients for incense. When burned, this incense releases all these tiny, fragmented realities back to the earth, completing a playful cycle of transformation and return.

Through this whimsical process, I delve into the intricate dance between human presence and nature, contemplating the cycles of growth, decay, and renewal that sustain life in surprising and delightful ways.

糸島に到着したとき、私は広大な稲田の海に迎えられました。収穫の前に、稲は湿った夏の蒸気で「予熱」されており、ご飯のような濃厚な香りを放っています。米が炊かれ、大地が震え、地球は奇妙な生命力に満ちています!

この活気に満ちた環境に触発されて、私はちょっと変わった儀式を始めました。それは、掃除機を連れて犬のように散歩することです。私たちは一緒に田舎道を歩き、温かく芳しい空気を吸い込みました。集めたほこりの粒、鳥の羽、植物のかけら、名もなき虫たち、そして落ちた稲粒が、香の材料となりました。香を焚くとき、これらの細かく断片的な現実は再び大地に戻り、楽しげな変化と回帰の循環を完了します。

この奇想天外なプロセスを通じて、私は人間の存在と自然との間にある複雑なダンスを探り、生命を支える成長、衰退、再生のサイクルについて深く考えています。その循環は、予想外でありながらも愉快な方法で続いています。

APA style reference

pan, y. (2024). Itoshima Incense/糸岛香熏. walk · listen · create. https://walklistencreate.org/walkingpiece/itoshima-incense-%e7%b3%b8%e5%b2%9b%e9%a6%99%e7%86%8f/

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