Terragrafie - Nº 732
100 x 100 cm
TSUGARU ROMAN
Romantisches Tsugaru
Aomori
Minamitsugaru-gun, Inakadate-mura, Oaza Inakadate, Aza-Nakatsuji 218
Rice
2011
Japan with its exciting, mystical, far eastern culture was deeply shocked by the earthquake, the tsunami and the nuclear accident in March 2011. With this project I would like to express my sympathy and respect for the people in Japan.
Water, Salt and RICE,
sacrified to the gods, deeply rooted in Japanese culture and with such great influence it so greatly, that it is said
where no RICE thrives, thrive no Japanese.
Therefore this work is dedicated to RICE, one of the most important staples in over half of mankind’s diet.
RICE needs the shelter of the valleys and the humid warmth of the South, being unable to survive in the harshness of high altitudes or the cool North. The limited cultivation area has made it as valuable as silver. Each RICE cutting is cared for separately, each inch of ground cultivated with utmost care. The farmers bind harvested RICE into artistically bound sheaves, laying them out in patterns to dry…
From the water filled terraces in the South to the snow covered fields in the North, SOIL has been collected from the RICE fields of the four Japanese main islands Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. Also from fields soiled by the salt of the tsunami and which farmers now struggle to recultivate.
6. 11. 2011 - 8:57
Nagano
Suzaka-shi, Hongo-cho, Manryu-ji
(Nº 746)
The project will be completed with a SOIL sample from the top of the sacred Ontake-san, where the sky meets the EARTH, and two other samples from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which mark a turning point in the history of Japan and the world.
The produced TERRAGRAPHICS will visualize one part of the diversity of Japan’s culture. They are also an attempt to come to terms with a tragedy. The Japanese have shown the world, how to master natural and social challanges with grace.
The Papers
Terragrafie - Nº 730
35 x 35 cm
HUKKURINKO
Glückliches Kind
Hokkaido
Kikonai-cho, Aza-Tsurugaoka 223
Terragrafie - Nº 731
35 x 35 cm
TSUGARU ROMAN
Romantisches Tsugaru
Aomori
Aomori-shi, Happaku
Terragrafie - Nº 732
35 x 35 cm
TSUGARU ROMAN
Romantisches Tsugaru
Aomori
Minamitsugaru-gun, Inakadate-mura, Oaza Inakadate, Aza-Nakatsuji 218
Terragrafie - Nº 733
35 x 35 cm
AKITAKOMACHI
Schöne Komachi aus Akita
Akita
Kazuno-shi, Towada Suehiro, Aza-Shintakawara 103
Terragrafie - Nº 734
35 x 35 cm
AKITAKOMACHI
Schöne Komachi aus Akita
Akita
Minamiakita-gun, Ogata-mura, Nakano 8-10 (Hachirogata)
Terragrafie - Nº 735
35 x 35 cm
AKITAKOMACHI
Schöne Komachi aus Akita
Akita
Daisen-shi, Oomagari, Nishine, Aza-Nishikubiterano 458
Terragrafie - Nº 736
35 x 35 cm
HITOMEBORE
Liebe auf den ersten Blick
Iwate
Hanamaki-shi, Oohata, 2-Chiwari 428-1
Terragrafie - Nº 737
35 x 35 cm
HITOMEBORE
Liebe auf den ersten Blick
Iwate
Oshu-shi, Isawa-ku, Wakayanagi, Aza-Miyasaka 28-1
Terragrafie - Nº 738
35 x 35 cm
HIMENOMOCHI
Mochi für die Prinzessin
Iwate
Ofunato-shi, Hikoroichi-cho, Aza-Choanji 37-3
Terragrafie - Nº 739
35 x 35 cm
HITOMEBORE
Liebe auf den ersten Blick
Iwate
Ofunato-shi, Sanriku-cho, Aza-Shizou 182
Terragrafie - Nº 740
35 x 35 cm
HITOMEBORE
Liebe auf den ersten Blick
Iwate
Ofunato-shi, Akasaki-cho, Aza-Attari 72
Terragrafie - Nº 741
35 x 35 cm
SASANISHIKI
Bambusgras-Brokat
Miyagi
Sendai-shi, Miyagino-ku, Kotagiri Higashi
Terragrafie - Nº 742
35 x 35 cm
KOSHIHIKARI
Strahlen von Koshi
Niigata
Uonuma-shi, Tagawa 280
Terragrafie - Nº 743
35 x 35 cm
KOSHIHIKARI
Strahlen von Koshi
Niigata
Tokamachi-shi, Hoshi-mine, Toge 1037
Terragrafie - Nº 744
35 x 35 cm
KOSHIHIKARI
Strahlen von Koshi
Niigata
Nakauonuma, Tsunan-machi, Oaza Ketto, Ishigakida
Terragrafie - Nº 745
35 x 35 cm
MURASAKI-MAI
Violetter Reis
Nagano
Kitaazumino-gun, Hakuba-mura, Aoni
Terragrafie - Nº 746
35 x 35 cm
AKITAKOMACHI
Schöne Komachi aus Akita
Nagano
Suzaka-shi, Hongo-cho, Manryu-ji
Terragrafie - Nº 747
35 x 35 cm
MOCHI, MURASAKI, MIE-MOCHI
Klebereis, Violetter Reis, Mochi aus Mie
Nagano
Suzaka-shi, Fukujima, Higashihata 640-1
Terragrafie - Nº 748
35 x 35 cm
KOSHIHIKARI
Strahlen von Koshi
Nagano
Suzaka-shi, Toyooka-Kanmachi, Horaku-an
Terragrafie - Nº 749
35 x 35 cm
KOSHIHIKARI
Strahlen von Koshi
Nagano
Chikuma-shi, Hachiman (Ubasute), Tagoto-no-tsuki, Choraku-ji
Terragrafie - Nº 750
35 x 35 cm
KOSHIHIKARI
Strahlen von Koshi
Ibaraki
Naka-shi, Motokomezaki, Aza-Shimomachida
Terragrafie - Nº 751
35 x 35 cm
KIRARA
Strahlend
Nagano
Kiso-gun, Kiso-Machi, Kaida Kogen Nishino
Terragrafie - Nº 752
35 x 35 cm
KOSHIHIKARI
Strahlen von Koshi
Shiga
Nagahama-shi, Nishihazai-cho, Yanokuma Kyujikkoku Santo
Terragrafie - Nº 753
35 x 35 cm
AKITAKOMACHI
Schöne Komachi aus Akita
Shiga
Takashima-shi, Makino-cho, Arihara Higashi Ohiri
Terragrafie - Nº 754
35 x 35 cm
MANGETSUMOCHI
Vollmond-Mochi
Kanagawa
Yokohama-shi, Maioka-cho, Maioka kouen
Terragrafie - Nº 755
35 x 35 cm
KOSHIHIKARI
Strahlen von Koshi
Shiga
Takashima-shi, Katsuno 2952
Terragrafie - Nº 756
35 x 35 cm
KINUHIKARI
Glitzernde Seide
Okayama
Maniwa-shi, 2507 Kashinishi
Terragrafie - Nº 757
35 x 35 cm
KINUHIKARI
Glitzernde Seide
Kyoto
Kyoto-shi, Sakyo-ku, Shizuichi, Shizuhara-cho 336
Terragrafie - Nº 758
35 x 35 cm
AKEBONO
Morgensonne im Frühling
Okayama
Kume-gun, Misaki-cho, 3090 Naka, Maeba
Terragrafie - Nº 759
35 x 35 cm
KOSHIHIKARI
Strahlen von Koshi
Okayama
Kume-gun, Misaki-cho, Ohaganishi 1206
Terragrafie - Nº 760
35 x 35 cm
KOSHIHIKARI
Strahlen von Koshi
Okayama
Kume-gun, Misaki-cho, Wadakita 1508
Terragrafie - Nº 761
35 x 35 cm
AKEBONO
Morgensonne im Frühling
Okayama
Wake-gun, Wake-cho, Kinugasa 513 (Bizen)
Terragrafie - Nº 762
35 x 35 cm
HINOHIKARI
Sonnenlicht
Nara
Nara-shi, Rokujo-cho 338 (Yakushi-ji)
Terragrafie - Nº 763
35 x 35 cm
HINOHIKARI
Sonnenlicht
Nara
Kashihara-shi, Azuka, Minamiura-cho 47
Terragrafie - Nº 764
35 x 35 cm
HINOHIKARI
Sonnenlicht
Nara
Kashihara-shi, Azuka, Gojonocho 738-1
Terragrafie - Nº 765
35 x 35 cm
HINOHIKARI
Sonnenlicht
Hiroshima
Asamina-ku, Numata-cho, Tomo 6405
Terragrafie - Nº 766
35 x 35 cm
KOSHIHIKARI
Strahlen von Koshi
Ehime
Imabari-shi, Tamagawa-cho, Ryuokakamiko 162-3
Terragrafie - Nº 767
35 x 35 cm
KOSHIHIKARI
Strahlen von Koshi
Kumamoto
Aso-shi, Yakuinubara, Aza-Higashimiyakobara 809-1, Shimo jinja
Thank
This project was made possible with the help of many interested parties. I would like to express my sincere thanks to
Shokichi Abe
Aki Adachi
Tetsuo Ashihara
Keiko & Isao Beppu
Ina Bretschneider-Baker
Bernard Diekhaus
Till Fangohr
Kieko Fukuyama
Koichi & Yoshohiro Furuuchi
Bernd Gericke
Gabriele Greve
Sumiko Harada
Akira Hayashi
Brigitte Heintze
Masashi & Satomi Higashide
Kazuhiro Hirakawa
Fuyuki Ichinoseki
Akemi Ishikura
Hideo Kamimura
Yuko Kawakami
Shoko Kawasama
Kazumi Makita
Tan Minoguchi
Hiromi Miyao
Chie Morikane
Michiyo & Fumio Muto
Toyomi & Yasu Nagao
Iwami Nakagawa
Hatsue & Shigeaki Nakamura
Taeko Nasu
Hideo Ogawa
Sachiko Saito-Treu
Shojun Sano
Eiki Sasaki
Frau Schirakanta
Jutta Schreier
Hisa Shibata
Shunroku Shimada
Keiji Shirato
Machiko & Isao Taguchi
Tojiro Takahashi
Dorothee Takatsu
Takamichi Takatsu
Masanori Takizawa
Takegoro Tako
Hiroyuki Tatsumi
Cousteau Tazuke
Kazuko & Takash Tazuke
Peter Treu
Ryouhichi Ueno
Beatrix Wilhelm
Fujio Yamakage
Asato Yamanoto
Kazunari Yamashita
Masako Yanagi
Tomohiro Yoshida