Second O-Kunchi in Nagasaki (2010)
Acrylic on canvas – 81×61 cm (private collection)
My second O-Kunchi…. Same street, same balcony… A boat crosses the street. The sun is bright… The boat disappears… The sound of drums…
First O-Kunchi in Nagasaki (2008)
Acrylic on paper – Framed 56×75 cm. (private collection)
… The town celebrates O-Kunchi. From my balcony I watch mothers all dressed-up walking towards the elementary school and children waiting for the dragon to come and dance for them, followed by the heavy portable shrine shaped like a boat that will soon roll by…