arts and culture
the natural beauty of things
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Art
““Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.””
Art and Antiquities
A short bio on Yoshihiko Tsutsumi, an artist and antiquities dealer in Tokyo, Japan.
Shibukusa Ryuzo Pottery Inc
The Shibukusa Ryuzo kiln, now in its seventh generation, is one of the oldest potteries in Hida yet continues to seek new and modern Shibukusa-yaki designs.
Interactive Musical Interfaces with Paper
A hands-on collaborative art exhibit at the Ableton LOOP Summit where participants worked together to build an interactive musical interface made from paper.
staring into the universe
The dancing aurora, above and below.
Youthfulness
The simplicity and beauty of youth.
Culture
““A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people””
Inuvik Sunrise Festival
A celebration, 250 km north of the Arctic circle, to welcome the return of the sun after 30 days of polar night.
Tsiigehtchic, Northwest Territories
Tsiigehtchic is a Gwich'in community located at the confluence of the Mackenzie and the Arctic Red Rivers in the Gwich’in Settlement Area and Beaufort Delta Region in Northwest Territories, Canada.
Gwich’in Language Revitalization
With fewer than 300 fluent speakers in Canada, the Gwich’in language is recognized as endangered and on UNESCO’s ‘Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger.’
Music
““After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.””
machìna
Artist feature of Yeohee Kim, a Korean-born, Japan-based electronic music artist.
Mutek Japan
MUTEK.JP is a cultural association that is dedicated to the dissemination and development of digital creativity in sound, music, and audio-visual art. It is a festival of electronic music and digital creativity.