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Distance of Mind
Kurenboh Chohouin Buddhist Temple Gallery
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Hiroyo Kaneko, Daisuke Yokoyama, Ayaka Yamamoto
*Please visit the official website for reservations and more information.
For about three years, human society was losing its "language" due to the use of masks during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Taking a picture of a person results from "fate." Fate comes about due to karma associated with mind, body, and spirit. The distance between self and other—whether it be as one who calls out, is bewildered, or cannot establish a conversation—relies far more on mutual understanding of hearts than on physical distance.
The communication starts with the reflection of the weeds within one's body in another person's mind and ends in a kind of culmination with a photograph. Is the finished photograph yours? Is the subject yours? Or did the photograph capture the truth of the other person, as it is said photography can do?
The "phenomenon of existence" of the photographer, "the phenomenon of action" of photographs, and "the phenomenon of action" seen by the viewer are but transient phenomena that are not constant nor experienced in the same way between self and other. Photography may be merely a technology of materialization of a results-oriented approach. Still, since work made by people is different from AI, it is impossible to ignore the background and process of a photograph.
Once you think about photography in this way, what underlies the photographer, the subject, and the viewer is the Light of the heart's destiny and the questions underlying that path towards a destiny that expresses itself through the "photograph." It may be that, ultimately, all photographs seek to capture the Other. Therefore, a photograph is a gift that can only be created with the Other.
In this exhibition, the three photographers express microcosms of human relationships. The viewer will not merely sit on the sidelines but ultimately reflect on their hearts. "Everything is made with the heart." We invite you to return to this foundational belief of Buddhism and, in a solitary space, ponder the journey that seeks to understand the distance between hearts.
For about three years, human society was losing its "language" due to the use of masks during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Taking a picture of a person results from "fate." Fate comes about due to karma associated with mind, body, and spirit. The distance between self and other—whether it be as one who calls out, is bewildered, or cannot establish a conversation—relies far more on mutual understanding of hearts than on physical distance.
The communication starts with the reflection of the weeds within one's body in another person's mind and ends in a kind of culmination with a photograph. Is the finished photograph yours? Is the subject yours? Or did the photograph capture the truth of the other person, as it is said photography can do?
The "phenomenon of existence" of the photographer, "the phenomenon of action" of photographs, and "the phenomenon of action" seen by the viewer are but transient phenomena that are not constant nor experienced in the same way between self and other. Photography may be merely a technology of materialization of a results-oriented approach. Still, since work made by people is different from AI, it is impossible to ignore the background and process of a photograph.
Once you think about photography in this way, what underlies the photographer, the subject, and the viewer is the Light of the heart's destiny and the questions underlying that path towards a destiny that expresses itself through the "photograph." It may be that, ultimately, all photographs seek to capture the Other. Therefore, a photograph is a gift that can only be created with the Other.
In this exhibition, the three photographers express microcosms of human relationships. The viewer will not merely sit on the sidelines but ultimately reflect on their hearts. "Everything is made with the heart." We invite you to return to this foundational belief of Buddhism and, in a solitary space, ponder the journey that seeks to understand the distance between hearts.
Schedule | Jun 7 (Wed) 2023-Jun 30 (Fri) 2023 Reservation RequiredOpening Hours Information
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| Fee | Admission fee is a small donation. | ||||
| Venue | Kurenboh Chohouin Buddhist Temple Gallery http://www.kurenboh.com/en/top.html  | ||||
| Location | Chohouin Buddhist Temple, 4-17-14 Kuramae, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0051 | ||||
| Access | 3 minute walk from exit A3 at Kuramae Station on the Toei Asakusa line, 5 minute walk from exit A5 at Kuramae Station on the Toei Oedo line. | ||||
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