galeriebrunomassa, 2022
Meisou 2102071421
Created by Kojun, courtesy of Kojun & copyright 2022 59” looping 2160p 4K Ultra HD MP4 video, 1:1 aspect ratio Archival data: Approx. 23' 2160p 4K Ultra HD MP4 video, Larger Full File delivered separately as data to the owner of the NFT Edition: 1 + AP
These are digital videos of a meisou meditation taken from a simple moment of everyday life. In Japan, in addition to serving as a ritual offering, incense sticks have also traditionally been used as a way to measure time during meditation or other activities. The incense stick burns down, its smoke wafting as it will as the scene unfolds. We sit in zazen meisou meditation, clearing our minds of all else and focusing our awareness on the experience happening in this moment. Expressing this meditation as an edition 1 NFT named to capture the date and time of the meisou expresses the singular beauty to be found in every moment – even those we hardly notice because they seem commonplace. It is the idea in the Japanese Way of Tea concept of ichigo-ichie, one time, one meeting, never to be repeated. Each moment is unique, irreplaceable. It is the summation of what has been, and the foundation for all that is to come. Each unique piece in the Meisou Films series consists of two items – a short looping NFT video taken from a short time within the meditation, plus a longer video of the entire session from the lighting of the incense until it burns itself out.
Kojun is a self-taught American multimedia artist born in 1977 who lives and works in Tokyo, Japan. Working on his life experiences in Japan and building on his original university studies focusing on Japanese society, religion, and aesthetics, Kojun’s work explores the experiences of beauty glimpsed in everyday life. Having focused at university on Japanese society, religion, and aesthetics, he returned to his studies in Japan to pick up threads from Zen spirituality, Japanese aesthetics and the conception of mono-no-aware: the transient beauty of the ever-changing world. He continues to expand his perspective with resonant ideas from other traditions such as Daoist, Stoicism, and Neoplatonic philosophy. In these explorations, he has found all pointing in a certain direction: Showing a way forward by awakening to the beauty in every moment. Moving into visual expression in multiple media starting in 2019, this way of thinking is expressed in his artist’s name Kojun, written using characters conveying the idea of illuminating and enriching the soul. He seeks to engage with soul-enriching experiences of beauty in everyday moments. Realized in a variety of media, the pieces he creates are meant to serve as tools for the heart, objects for contemplation as markers on the path to illumination.
galerie bruno massa is a contemporary gallery based in Paris, Seoul & Tbilisi founded in 2013 and dedicated to exhibiting the latest contemporary #NFT to the international audience.
History
- July 30, 2022 at 3:54 AMReserve price set for Ξ 1.1700 ($3,662.01) by galeriebrunomassa
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