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wongkk.livejournal.comI've preferred the meditative associations which appear in the history of the tea ceremony, particularly in the story about the 16thC warlord Hideyoshi and his favoured tea master, Rikyu, who was famous for his collection of many-coloured ipomoea plants. Eager to see so many glorious flowers, Hideyoshi, had arranged to visit Rikyu early in the morning but, when he arrived, he found that all the plants were bare - there were no flowers to be seen. Instead, Rikyu had replaced the religious text which normally occupied an alcove with a single, exemplary bloom, the lesson being that perfection is better than excess!
In the image below, I've used, as a base, a picture of Gackt in his Kenshin role, taken by Seiichi Nomura as part of the Dragon Incarnate photobook. The non-meditating picture of Gackt is a screencap from a live TV performance.
The words are a haiku and are my own; they are intended to show the importance of balancing action with thought, the body with the soul, and to express the idea that one can only see the world in a true perspective when “self” is taken out of the picture. I see this message in Gackt's life and work but here is a graphic composition to say it with photos of Gackt too.
(And that’s me done with grasses – I hope you’ve enjoyed them. I’ve loved making this last one, not least because purple is my favourite colour. Thank you, ipomoea!).
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