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August 11, 2010
From the artist's comments: Inspired by Yanagida Kunio's Legends of Tohno and Life of Mountain Forest, Ainu heritages, NHK news, a scene I saw when I took a walk with my dog and etc… Spirited Away; oil, acrylics and cotton on panel from ~EllieOkamoto.
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Spirited Away
かやせ、もどせ


Oil, acrylics and cotton on panel
板に綿布、アクリル、油彩
80x180cm
2010

Taito Ward, Tokyo Collection
東京都台東区蔵

Inspired by Yanagita Kunio's Legends of Tohno and Life of Mountain Forest, Ainu heritages, NHK news, a scene I saw when I took a walk with my dog and etc.

The gist is, we the human is overconfident in our own ability and there are so many things we can get in this world.

柳田国男著「山の人生」によれば、かつて人々は突然子供が神隠しにあうと、物を鳴らして歩いたそうだ。それは子供に聞かせる為の音ではなく、「かやせ、もどせ」との唱え文句にもあるように、人々が子供を隠した「もの」に向けて発した奪還の願いであったという。一方で「大口之真神」として古から親しまれた日本狼が海外から病を得て疫病神となり、近代化の中絶滅してから百年以上経つ。「もの」の存在が希薄になった昨今、再び私たち彼らを感じ畏れる時は来るのだろうか。
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DiFrancis's avatar
Your work so lovely.