Mt. Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan. Mt. Fuji is a rare mountain that has repeatedly erupted since ancient times, causing suffering each time, but is also an object of worship as a symbol of Japan. The area beyond the forest limit is covered with red and black pebbles derived from magma, creating a desolate landscape. Looking beyond the vast foot of the mountain, one can see Aokigahara, which spreads out on top of the accumulated magma. Mt. Fuji as a volcano, which is often forgotten when just gazing at it from afar, and the overwhelming power of the earth's workings were strongly impressed upon my mind.

Photograph: Shioda Yuya

投稿 Places: Mt. Fuji, Shizuoka / Yamanashi は FROME に最初に表示されました。

The Yabuzuka Quarry Site in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture. The unintended structure, which was created by mining a rocky hill, stands quietly deep in the mountains.

About 20 million years ago, pumice tuff deposited by volcanic activity was uplifted by crustal movement and exposed in various places, becoming Yabuzuka-ishi. The Yabuzuka stone was mined on a small scale from the middle of the Meiji period (1868-1912), but it began to flourish after the establishment of Yabuzuka Stone Co. The stone was soft, easy to work, and inexpensive, so it was used for building foundations and fences, and was also sold for use as kamado, a portable cooking stove, because it was extremely resistant to heat.
When the Tobu Railway was built in 1913, the name of Yabuzuka-ishi spread from the Kanto region to Nagano Prefecture. At that time, there were about 350 laborers working at Yabuzuka Stone. The biggest disadvantages of Yabuzuka-ishi, however, were that it was weak against water, had pebbles in it, and had many cracks in its layers, which cost more labor than Oya-ishi of the same quality. The quality of the stone was gradually becoming less and less desirable. The quarry was closed around 1955, leaving such large mining sites in various places. ［From the explanation at the entrance to the quarry.]

The Yabuzuka Quarry
3426-5, Yabuzuka-cho, Ota-shi, Gunma 379-2301 Japan
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Photograph: Shioda Yuya

投稿 Places: The Yabuzuka Quarry, Ota, Gunma は FROME に最初に表示されました。

Manhattan Island, New York. This metropolis of skyscrapers is built on bedrock. The solid rock is exposed In Central Park and Morningside Park located in the middle of Manhattan. One of the attractions of New York City is the contrast between the skyscrapers and the rough rocks.

Central Park
New York, New York 11106
https://www.centralparknyc.org/

Morningside Park
Morningside Dr, New York, New York 10026
https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/morningside-park

Photograph: Shioda Yuya

投稿 Places: Central Park and Morningside Park in New York, United States は FROME に最初に表示されました。

Ukichiro Nakaya was the first physicist in the world to successfully create snow crystals artificially, and was a world-class researcher in the field of low-temperature science. Nakaya Ukichiro Museum of Snow and Ice was established in his honor.

In the courtyard is a work entitled "Greenland Glacier Field" by Nakaya Ukichiro's second sister, Fujinika Nakaya, an artist known for her "fog sculptures" and other works. It is covered with approximately 60 tons of stones brought from a glacier in northern Greenland.

Nakaya Ukichiro Museum of Snow and Ice
I-106 Ushiozumachi, Kaga, Ishikawa 922-0411 Japan
Google Map
Tel. 0761-75-3323
https://yukinokagakukan.kagashi-ss.com/

Photograph: Shioda Yuya

投稿 Places: Nakaya Ukichiro Museum of Snow and Ice, Kaga, Ishikawa は FROME に最初に表示されました。

Byobugaura is a scenic area of sea cliffs. It is located along the Pacific Ocean coastline from Choshi City to Asahi City, Chiba Prefecture. The cliffs, which are made up of strata from the Neogene Pliocene and later, are distributed over a distance of about 10 km.

Photograph: Shioda Yuya

投稿 Places: Byobugaura Cliffs, Choshi, Chiba は FROME に最初に表示されました。

It is an art museum established by sculptor Isamu Noguchi before his death to exhibit his work. Visitors can see a variety of Isamu Noguchi's works inside and outside his former studio, which was converted from a printing factory and a gas station.

The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum
9-01 33rd Road (at Vernon Boulevard)
Long Island City, New York 11106
https://www.noguchi.org/

Photograph: Shioda Yuya

投稿 Places: The Noguchi Museum in New York, United States は FROME に最初に表示されました。

nostos books, where the solo exhibition "Ishinokioku" is being held, is a bookstore that carries a variety of art books. In honor of this, we would like to introduce some books that have had a great influence on FROME. The books listed below are on display at the exhibition. Please feel free to browse them. Nostos Books may also stock the same books as those on display, as well as other books by the same authors. Please feel free to contact us if you are interested.

八木 保の仕事と周辺 (Tamotsu Yagi - Inspiration to Insight.)
八木保 (Tamotsu Yagi)

This is a collection of works by graphic designer/art director Tamotsu Yagi, featuring the work he has been involved in, the background of those works, and interviews with the people involved. The five human senses are very good and worthy of trust. This book offers a glimpse into the trajectory of communication using all the senses by the creator and receiver. The "material board," which is synonymous with his work, was created by compiling inspirational materials into a board with the purpose of communicating a concept, and is intuitive, easy to understand, and beautiful. He says, "It is important to gain knowledge by reading and watching numerous books, but it is more important to experience the real thing first hand, with your hands, with your eyes, and with your body." The most important thing for a designer is to accumulate experiences such as seeing and hearing. The most important thing for a designer is to accumulate experiences, such as seeing and listening, and to give shape to ideas that come from the images left by the many experiences he or she has had. These words have a great influence on FROME's concept "From Experience.

アースダイバー (Earth diver)
中沢新一 (Shinichi Nakazawa)

Modern Tokyo still continues to be directly influenced by the thinking of the Jomon, who were sensitive to the workings of spiritual forces in the changing topography." Perhaps it could be said that the way the city is still being influenced by the Jomon people's thinking, or perhaps it could be said that the Jomon people's thinking is the basis for our modern thinking, which is why we continue to protect the city's way of being. The same sense of being that has remained unchanged for thousands of years lives on today. This book contains elements of all kinds of studies, including anthropology, folklore, sociology, and philosophy, and it will give you an awareness of the way you look at things such as the city, the land, and culture.

創−つくる 日本人のくらし (Create - Life of Japanese)
秋岡芳夫 (Yoshio Akioka)

Yoshio Akioka called himself a "designer who stood still. Yoshio Akioka calls for a return from "consumption" to "creation" for those of us who have lost the technology of daily life and forgotten the joy of creation. He said, "I cannot endure a life of just wearing clothes, eating, and sleeping. I want to live in a house with a wooden floor and an earthen floor, making things like human beings. We should return to the homo faber "craftsman" way of life dreamed of by the Bauhaus students, and if possible, to a community with life skills like the Japanese villages that used to make and use their own daily utensils. I want to encourage people to live a crafted life.

My original experience of making things was when I was a child and my grandfather gave me a Higo-mamori to make crafts with. The joy I gained from this experience is at the core of my current production activities. Making is living and living is making. This book reminds us of the importance of developing our senses, refining our skills, and preparing our environment so that we can give form to the ideas that come to us in our daily lives.

投稿 The books influenced FROME は FROME に最初に表示されました。