Spoiled Dog

頭音

Neurosonics Audiomedical Labs Inc. from Chris Cairns on Vimeo.

んっ？

何か変な広告だ、、

Something weird going on here. .

良く見ると本のページで埋められている、、

Silk Lady? つまんなさそうな本だ、、新手のKAWSか？

Filled with teared pages. . Silk Lady? Looking boring. . A new KAWS ?

しかも簡単に空けられない様にボルトの頭がボンドで埋まってる、、用意周到だ。

Somebody will have to melt the glue out in order to get it open. A thoughtful plan.

Movie in Time

Factotum (2005)

昨日たまたま見たこの映画、シンプルで良いストーリーなんだけど、作家志望のアル中、ハンク·チネスキを演じるマット·ディロンが自分にはちょっと、、、他にもっとハマる役者がいたはず。ベント·ハマー監督。

Just watched it last night. I liked it's simple story but I keep thinking they could have picked a more proper actor for Hank Chinaski who is undiscovered alcoholic writer, rather than Matt Dillon. Directed by Bent Hamer.

Kitchen Stories (2003)

ベント·ハマーといえばこの映画。緩ーい感じも良いし色も奇麗。そんな中に仕掛けられた笑いが最高。ノルウェー人の感覚はどこか日本人のそれと近いと思う。

This is my favorite of Bent Hamer's so far. I liked the loose timing of the story and colors, especially the warm laughter that comes in occasionally. It makes me think that the Norwegian sense of speed, colors, and humor is similar to Japan's.

Music in Time

SoftBank

Softbank Sumo from We Love You So on Vimeo.

Rumble Thru The Bronx 6

My 3rd attempt with the worst result. Lots of lessons learned. I also met Eric Pupeki at the race. He took the first out-of-town. Thanks for the beer eric!

三回目にして最悪の結果。色々勉強になりました。そしてなんと！あのエリック·パペキも一緒にレースしてました！しかもアウトオブタウンで一位！乾涸びている俺にビールくれました。アリガトーエリック！

祠 -Hokora-

とあるフリッカーで、滝の前で撮られたごく普通の記念写真に石祠（せきし）が写りこんでいるのを見て、失礼かもしれないが、古くから伝わるその宗教的なアイデアが、自分が何かを作ったり考えたりする時に使える恰好の材料だと思った。ソレを見れば主観的から他観的になれ、誰が見てもどういう意味を持つ物か一目瞭然で分かる、言葉を変えれば皆の小さな共有体みたいな物、しかもひょんな場所（これがポイント）に静かに佇む、そんな存在を生み出してみたい。形はどうであれ、とりあえずテストしてみるかな。

I was just enjoying these random photos people took on Flickr and I came across with this one. It's kind of hard to notice but if you see it closer, there is a little stone shrine by the water fall. It's called "Hokora" in Japanese, built for worshipping gods in nature. Besides the religious meaning of it, I like it's small size and how it's placed in an unusual spot. I grew up in Japan so I am familiar with the way people worship, but even if I was from a different country and had a different religious back ground, I could probably sense that it's something spiritual.

It might sounds impolite but that idea itself is something I want to incorporate into my art work. If I can create something that communicates to people understand from a glance, something that works almost like an universal translation. . . . . I'm sure I will be satisfied deeply.

The point is just to try it out without thinking. I could be lazy anytime so this idea could easily fade away.

Mr.Furry

MTV International / Mister Furry from Universal Everything on Vimeo.

Random

Some random picts that I shot occasionally past couple weeks. Too busy hitting beaches these days and nothing else to say. Enjoy the rest of the summer everyboby!

昔の言葉

世に教訓をする人は多し、

教訓を悦ぶ人はすくなし。

まして教訓に従ふ人は稀なり。

年三十も越したる者は、教訓する人もなし。

教訓の道ふさがりて、我儘なる故、

一生非を重ね、愚を増して、すたれるなり。

「葉隠聞書第一」より

Say good bye to the old world

The world's largest hot-air balloon gathering in Chambley, France. More photos here.

I googled just to see how much it actually costs to buy a hot-air balloon. It seems you can get a used one for 4K - 5K. Not too bad!

For Real?

Massan

Massan from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo.

I cannot stop watching this. Such a beautiful line he draws.

何回も見てしまう。綺麗な乗り方だと思う。

Movie in Time

Miracle at St. Anna (2008)

War + Racism + Patriotism + Religion + Miracle = Spike Lee

おくりびと (2008)

あってもおかしくない職業。広末涼子の演技がダメダメ。

APT PUPIL (1998)

A twisted youth with Nazi obsession over authority.