When I leaver there after my summer holiday when I was 19.
Flower and farmer’s market
海外でひとり暮らしをしているときは
テーブルに花を置くようにしている。
ちょっと寂しいときに、生きものの空気があるとほっとするし
家を明るくして、テーブルを少しでも楽しい時間にするためだ。
最後のお別れを考えると、鉢植えは心が痛んでしまうので
切り花を購入している。
こういうときの花屋選びが重要で
なんだかんだいって毎週顔を合わせて花を買うわけだから
すてきな人から買いたい。
心をこめてお手入れをするかたから買う花は、長持ちする。
アムステルダムとタイを行き来しているヨガ仲間の則子さんから
Saskiaを紹介してもらった。
彼女の扱う花は、すべて彼女のお庭で咲いているものを詰んで持ってきているので、とても元気。
蕾の状態で購入し、見つめていると、日々の変化が楽しい。
サスキアは季節に沿ったものしか扱わない。
自然の成り行きに従う、というのが彼女のスタイルなので
無理をせず、それ以外のものを求めない。
先日紫陽花や芍薬を買ったときも、オランダでは今このタイミングで咲くのか、と関心した。
温かい笑顔と独特のセンスが好きで
彼女の元から花を購入することに決めた。
そうしているうちに則子さんから
ファーマーズマーケットのウェブサイトをつくるので、撮影をしてくれないか
とご提案をいただいた。
ファーマーズマーケットについてご教示いただく。
アムステルダムのニューマルクト(Nieuwmarkt)にあるファーマーズマーケットは
それぞれの農家がオーガニック商品を持ち込み、出店を置き販売している。
出店なのにクレジットカードやデビットカードの決済ができたりと
決済システムまでしっかりしている。
オランダにおけるオーガニックの基準は、とてもはっきりしていて
それ専門のスーパーマーケットもある。
私はこの辺りの事情に疎いので、撮りながら勉強をしていこうと思っていたら
則子さんがサスキアの農場に連れていってくれた。
野菜が、花が、動物が、いきいきとしていた。
一緒に野菜を摘んで、家に戻り、料理して、食べる。
自然と繋がって生きていること、生命をいただくことをじみじみと感じる。
食卓を通じて、彼女が守りたいもの、大切にしたいことが伝わってくる。
夜明け前のある日、しんとした時間帯に
撮影に向かうため、家を出る。
誰もいないけれど、まだ暗い部屋で、テーブルの花が見送ってくれた。
生活と思想が繋がったひとの花。
ありがたい。
Flower and farmer’s market
Whenever I stay overseas and live by myself,
flower is on the table.
When feeling a little lonely, breath of living nature gives relief.
It also makes a place brighter and time on the table more joyful.
Considering about the last goodbye, potted flowers might hurt my heart,
therefore I buy cut flowers.
It is very important to choose the right flower shop because you will see
them every week to buy flowers, therefore I want to to buy from wonderful
people.
Flowers coming from a person who takes care wholeheartedly, will last a
long time.
Noriko, a friend mine through yoga and goes to Amsterdam often, introduced
me Saskia.
Saskia is selling vegetables and flowers at the farmer’s market on every
Saturday.
Her flowers are all picked from her own garden, and they are vital.
Buying as buds and seeing them grow, it is fun to see daily changes.
Saskia only deals seasonal flowers
Because her style is to follow the course of nature, she takes it easy and
not looking for anything else.
When I bought hydrangea and paeoniae radix other day, it was interested to
see these flowers bloom during this season in Holland.
I like her warm smile and own taste, so I decided to buy flowers from her.
In the meantime, Noriko proposed me about taking photography for website
of the farmer’s market.
She enlightened me about the farmer’s market.
The farmer’s market at Nieuwmarkt in Amsterdam is where each farmers bring
their organic products to shop and sell.
Their shops are stalls but they have firm payment system such as accepting
credit card or debit card.
The standard of organic products in Holland is very established and there
are supermarkets specialized in this field.
I was unfamiliar about these things so I was thinking about studying as
doing photography work,
but Noriko took me to Saskia’s farm one day.
Vegetables, flowers, and animals are all living lovely.
Picked vegetables together, returned to house for cooking and eating.
I keenly felt about living a life through connecting with a nature, and
having having these being.
Through a dining table, I could sense what she wants to protect and what
she cherishes.
I was leaving my house for photo shooting in the quite early morning.
Nobody was there but flowers on the table sent me off in the dark room.
Flowers from a person whose life and philosophy are connected.
It’s truly a blessing.
Tonight! Rehearsal 04 – Performance with Frauke at the 4bid gallery as a part of the MiniKunstFestival
Time to show off soon.(-:
See you 10:30pm,tonight at 4bit gallery as a part of the MiniKunstFestival!
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I would like to inform that I and Frauke will be having an dance and video performance at the 4bit gallery as a part of the MiniKunstFestival .
Below is the detailed information for the exhibition.
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Place: 4bid Gallery
Adress : Overtoom 301, 1054 HW Amsterdam
Everyone is welcome and I hope this would be a great chance to enjoy works in depth.
Rehearsal 02 – Performance with Frauke at the 4bid gallery as a part of the MiniKunstFestival
We are having a rehearsal now…
See you 10:30pm,28th of June at 4bit gallery as a part of the MiniKunstFestival!
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I would like to inform that I and Frauke will be having an dance and video performance at the 4bit gallery as a part of the MiniKunstFestival .
Below is the detailed information for the exhibition.
——————-
Place: 4bid Gallery
Adress : Overtoom 301, 1054 HW Amsterdam
rehearsal 01 – Performance with Frauke at the 4bid gallery as a part of the MiniKunstFestival
We are having a rehearsal now…
See you 10:30pm,28th of June at 4bit gallery as a part of the MiniKunstFestival!
——————-
I would like to inform that I and Frauke will be having an dance and video performance at the 4bit gallery as a part of the MiniKunstFestival .
Below is the detailed information for the exhibition.
——————-
Place: 4bid Gallery
Adress : Overtoom 301, 1054 HW Amsterdam
——————- Everyone is welcome and I hope this would be a great chance to enjoy works in depth.
Performance with Frauke at the 4bid gallery as a part of the MiniKunstFestival
20分あるビデオは、半分以上新作撮り下ろしです。
当日に向けて、まめにアップしていきます。
詳細は以下をご覧ください。
Place: 4bid Gallery
Adress : Overtoom 301, 1054 HW Amsterdam
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I would like to inform that I and Frauke will be having an dance and video performance at the 4bit gallery as a part of the MiniKunstFestival .Below is the detailed information for the performance.
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Date: 22:30pm 28.6.2014
Place: 4bid Gallery
Adress : Overtoom 301, 1054 HW Amsterdam
Website: www.4bidgallery.com
Tickets on the door €4
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Caroline
アムステルダムに着いて
早速Japan Culture Center(以下JCC)のえみこさんの紹介でCarolineに会った。
今回はダンサーと仕事をしたかった。
Carolineは舞踏をやっていて
小枝のような華奢な身体から芯の通ったエネルギーを発するスウェーデン人の女の子。
会った瞬間に「この子とは、世界観が合う!」とわかった。
流れがスムーズで、展開が早い。
言葉の世界が近いのかもしれない。コミュニケーションが楽だ。
最近、何をするにも、少し考えているように思う。
雨あがりの空や雲が映る水たまりを、ひょいと、跳び越えるような感じがなかった。
軽やか、というか、勢いのような、そういうものが、ないのだ。
もちろん大人になって背負うものも増えるから、考えることも大切なんだけど
その一瞬考えてしまっていることで、なくなってしまった可能性も多々あるように思う。
Carolineとの出会いで、そういう身体的なリズムが生み出す
何が起こるかわからない、でもワクワクする景色が久しぶりにみえた。
ありがとう、Caroline。
そういうのもあって、自分の撮影とは別に
彼女にやってみたかったアイデアを話してみた。
その日のうちに、すんなりとMiniKunstFestivalに出展する流れになってしまった。
誰も無理をしていない自然な流れに身を任せていく感じが嬉しい。
6/28に4bid galleryにて、Carolineとパフォーマンスをします。
私は後ろの映像とセット、音の担当です。
詳細は決まり次第、告知いたします。映像も、これからつくります。(-:
http://4bidgallery.wordpress.com/2014/05/10/dystopia/
なんだか急だけど
写真家としてはいつも基礎訓練しているんだし、用意ができてるはず!という気持ちと
carolineとなら、いける!という余裕がある。
立ち止まって考えるには、まだ早いのかもしれない。
まずは飛び込んでみて、そこからみえる景色を楽しむことにします。
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As I arrived to Amsterdam, I have met Caroline through Emiko from Japan
Culture Center (JCC).
I wanted to work with a dancer this time.
Caroline is a swedish woman and a butoh dancer who has a strong energy coming out from her twiggy slender body.
When I met her for the first time, I instantly knew that we share similar vision of the world.
The flow is smooth and development is fast.
Maybe we share very similar language. Communication is so easy with her.
Recently, I have been thinking too much when I do anything.
I was not feeling like hopping over a puddle where sky from after the rain and clouds are reflected.
I did not have a lightness or something like a momentum with me.
Of course when we grow up as an adult, we carry many things on our back,so it is important to think.
But I feel that due to giving a thought,
there are many possibilities which we end up losing.
But meeting with Caroline has showed me some excitement from the rhythm of body.
I haven’t felt like this for a while.
Thank you, Caroline.
And I end up talking to Caroline about my idea besides my own photography work.
Then we decided to participate on MiniKunstFestival.
I love how we went with the flow without any strain.
So Caroline and me are going to have a performance at 4bid gallery on June 28th.
I will be doing visual and set on the back, as well as sound.
I will keep you posted on the detail. I am going to start working on visual shortly. (-:
http://4bidgallery.wordpress.com/2014/05/10/dystopia/
We decided this all on a sudden but I feel confident because I have been training in fundamentals as a photographer and I should already be prepared for this.
Also, I am not worried because I know I can do this project with Caroline.
It might be too early to stop and think at this moment.
I will dive right into this and enjoy the scenery that I can see from there.
model by Frauke(Caroline Lundblad)
http://www.frauke.se/
photographed by Ellie Duinker
http://www.ellieduinker.com/
Greeting from Haruna Kawanishi
今、やっとそのリズムが身体に入ってきた実感があります。
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Hello,
This is Haruna Kawanishi and I am a photographer.
It’s nice to meet you.
I will be staying here for 2 months until July 13th and planning to
work on producing my work.
It was a bit hectic before I came to Amsterdam and a life style of
Tokyo was still with me.
And when I started to live here with a sense of Tokyo life, I realized
how fast I was trying to live my everyday life.
As I live here, I am finding and understanding its own style and
culture one at a time.
I feel that I am now getting these rhythm in my body.
There was an accident and I am starting late on writing the blog,
but I experienced chaos before turning into words, so it turned out
well in the end.
As I am a photographer, I often ask myself how do I want to perceive
the world and how do I want to express things that I am facing.
My first impression about Amsterdam is that it is a peaceful place,
and also gives me many opportunities to think about questions that I
ask myself as a photographer.