Akira Hasegawa's Digital Kakejiku

Lightscapes trailer from Peter H. Chang on Vimeo.

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If you click on the link to Vimeo, you can read a synopsis of the installation.

This piece is what I'd like to call a "Tranquil Joy." It moves from an otherworldly Japanese shrine nightscape as natural color gradually seeps into the picture and a simple blend of blues, greys, and blacks shift with the clouds into day break. A period of transition is present at the shrine, and the people and their natural surroundings are restless in preparation. Day fades into night, but is replaced by a magical lightscape this time, as if Shinto spirits had been summoned to transform the night shrine into a wildly prismatic festival. A slowly pervading sense of awareness ensues as the lights dance, but it's peaceful. And as the vibrant show comes to an end, it leaves you with an inner joy and a desire to experience the magical transformation again.

1 comment:

  1. D.J., Thank you for your poetic impressions! Please contact me at peter @ cinefugue.com as I would love to discuss further.

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