Artwork by Masaki Hirokawa

Bodhisattvas of the Earth

地湧の手

Mar 2020 · Photo collage · Digital media · 89 x 124 cm (Height x Width)

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When the world entered the throes of the coronavirus pandemic, waves of sorrowful thoughts flowed in from all around the city. Ladles disappeared from shrines, and supermarket shelves stood empty—the world was on the brink of rebirth. Troubled by these transformations, I pondered incessantly over the role of art in such times. Like filtering the profound sentiments received from the great surges of the world, I projected them into my work with a mind emptied of self. In the end, what remained was “prayer.”