There is a vision. There is a narrative. The vision is of a journey. You climb a mountain to meet the hermit, who reads poetry, […]
Year: 2021
Mitate-mono : Architectural salvage 1
In this diary I will return again and again to what we refer to in the West as aesthetics. Just as in Japanese it is […]
Sources of Inspiration
Ozu, Mizoguchi, Kurosawa, Ichikawa and Shindo were my introduction to Japanese aesthetics. From the age 10 I would go to the cinema twice a week […]
Moorland: Arrival
I always assumed that the “right plant – right place” philosophy work to a point. If money is no object rare tropical orchids can be […]
Leave taking
To accept and “letting go” are good for one’s being.