2022.11.12-2022.12.24｜Bailing a Segment of the Flowing Night-Yasuko Hayashi Solo Exhibition

Artist

Yasuko Hayashi

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2022.11.12-2022.12.24
Bailing a Segment of the Flowing Night-Yasuko Hayashi Solo Exhibition
Hann Art Agency

Overview

In the moonlit night, a button. When the waves crash ashore, it falls to the ground.
Picked up, it has no other use, but I cannot bear to abandon it.
I place it inside the long sleeve of my kimono.

In the moonlit night, a button. When the waves crash ashore, it falls to the ground.
Picked up, it has no use, but I cannot bear to leave it under the moonlight, nor throw it amidst the waves.
I place it inside the long sleeve of my kimono.

In the moonlit night, the picked-up button. It cools my fingertips, my heart.
In the moonlit night, the picked-up button. Why would someone choose to abandon it?

By Nakahara Chuya (Poet, 1907-1937)

This poem, ‘Moonlit Night Beach’ by Japanese poet Nakahara Chuya, deeply influenced the creations of Lin Jingzi. Moonlit nights, forests, coasts, lakesides—Lin Jingzi’s devout reverence for nature is displayed in each of the recreated landscapes she has crafted.
She humbly worships the silent moonlit night and gently scoops up a piece of the night…