a little counter-esperanto

chemical theatre

who am i? jazz edition

louis armstrong performs for patients in a children's hospital in cairo, egypt, in 1961.

'love you louie'

jazz musician, ISAO SUZUKI with AYA. isao was in ART BLAKEY’S band and played with the most famous jazz musicians in new york in the 70’s like ella fitzgerald, thelonius monk… his assistant aya is also bassist of the japanese girl band OOIOO led by yoshimi p., tokyo.

'she loved jazz'

strange fruit

Liu Bolin stands up to 10 hours while being painted to fit in with his surroundings. The series is called “Hiding in The City” and was influenced from his experience of being booted out from his studio by Chinese authorities.

“Chameleon has the unique property of changing hues to match the color of the surroundings for self-protection. Rattlesnake can bury most of the body in sand soil. This can not only protect itself but also have a better access to food. There are also many animals, such as gecko, beetle etc., which have learnt to deal with the environment and the enemy in the longtime fight of life and death. In order to survive, good concealment has become the most critical factor.”

“I am an invisible man. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids – and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.“

Ralph Ellison

"behind all things are reasons. reasons can even explain the absurd. do we have the time to learn the reasons behind the human being's varied behavior? i think not."

this song inspired me to create a blog.