Asahi’s New Look
Asahi is one of the ferries for Naoshima. A few weeks ago, it got a new paint job (not sure if it’s been remodeled inside or not). This is what it looks like now: Now to tell you the truth, I’m a...
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Yayoi Kusama’s Yellow Pumpkin on Naoshima
Yayoi Kusama’s Yellow Pumpkin on Naoshima. I don’t think I need to introduce it to you, do I?
Something Interesting on Kagawa University’s Campus
The other day (OK, it really was one and half years ago, when I just started working there, though the pictures are a bit more recent) I found something interesting on Kagawa University’s main campus. Check it out: Those long (5 story-high)...
Blind Blue Landscape on Naoshima by Teresita Fernandez
Blind Blue Landscape is a work by Floridian artist Teresita Fernandez. It has been on Naoshima since the very first Setouchi Triennale back in 2010 (when it was still called Setouchi International Art Festival). It is composed of several thousands little cubes...
Another Rebirth
Another Rebirth by Kimiyo Mishima is located between the village of Honmura and the Benesse Art Site on Naoshima (near the Naoshima dam as well as Tadao Ando’s Labyrinth of Cherry Blossoms). It is not the most interesting work of art you’ll see...
At the Benesse House Park & Beach on Naoshima
Just a few pictures of the Benesse House Park & Beach area, probably my favorite part of Naoshima. Benesse House Beach hotel Takamatsu in the distance (one can almost see my house) Benesse House Park hotel Cylinder Bisected by Plane...
People on Naoshima
Sometimes, while waiting for the ferry in Miyanoura Port, I think that the people on Naoshima make interesting photography subjects, don’t you? I never fully understood the act of taking a picture in front of something else. At least, she’s not just standing...
Inside Naoshima Hall
Hiroshi Sambuichi‘s Naoshima Hall located in the village of Honmura, is probably my favorite building (really a couple of buildings and a garden) on Naoshima. If you visit Naoshima in the near future, you may find it closed, as the main room is...
