So, last Sunday, I went to Teshima. It was part of my mini Seto Islands Tour, but it was more than that. In a sense I had to be there on October 21st and not another day. Why is that? Well, because it’s the day of the Karato Hachiman

  Two years ago, during the Setouchi International Art Festival 2010, I met Hiroshi Fuji, a very interesting, fun and nice artist. His artwork was an installation in a house in the village of Karato on Teshima. Well, actually the installation was the house itself, and it was known under

    Noe Aoki‘s Particles in the Air    

    It’s been more than one year since I visited the Teshima Art Museum for the first time, so maybe it’s time that I tell you about it, isn’t it? And actually it won’t be just one post but a series of posts. The place is so exceptional that

    This picture dates from my first visit of Teshima during the Setouchi International Art Festival 2010. Back then, I assumed that if the bus stop had this charming appearance, it was because of the festival. However, I returned there a couple of time since and it hasn’t changed

    I think these two pictures summarize perfectly one of the things I really like on Teshima. You are in the countryside, but with an amazing view on the Seto Inland Sea at the same time.      

  For many people, Japan is Tokyo, or even Shibuya, Shinjuku, Roppongi… For me, this is Japan:   Sure, this is not only that, but this is also that. And honestly, I think that this picture represents more closely “real” Japan than the neighborhoods previously mentioned (which may be representative

  I was not exactly nice with Christian Boltanski‘s Archives du Coeur the first time I visited the artwork back in 2010. You can read my not so flattering review there as a reminder if you want. However, with time and some reflection I changed my mind a little, but

    Tengu at the Karato Matsuri on Teshima    

  I had already mentioned this artwork when it opened, but I’m going to add a few more lines about it as I did get to see it last June. I’m talking about Pipilotti Rist‘s Your First Colour (Solution in my Head, Solution in my Stomach), the latest work for Art

  Not much today, just two shots of Teshima‘s countryside (just before entering Karato when coming from Ieura), not even great shots, but I like the colors and the view, so I wanted to share them with you.        

    It’s way too hot to write tonight. Instead I wish I was on this beach (the one between the Hachiman shrine and Les Archives du Coeur), or any other beach really.    

  We went back to Teshima yesterday, and I finally visited the Teshima Art Museum – one of the most unique museum in the world – among other things.  

  Despite what Western media are saying, no, Japan hasn’t become a radioactive wasteland unable to sustain any form of life. I’m always dumbfounded when I see and hear people – not everybody of course – constantly saying that they don’t trust the media and yet they blindly believe anything

For some reason it’s not an easy decision to make. My mind is still with all the people that have lost everything in Tohoku, but I think that “the show must go on” and that it’s time to resume the normal course of this blog as much as possible. Of