honorable mention
Chihiro Tanaka japan
title
The Inherited Wall
The subject of the picture is the traditional wall composed of bamboo nitted in the grid, applied soil in many layers. Their choice was to set minimum repair of the part in crack or the area that soil has fallen apart, not to apply the soil in all area to repair it as new. Rikyu, an old famous tea master, defined what is a good parlor ( japanese traditional guest room ),The good parlor is been used in long period and naturally many repairs have been made.
I think these trace of the repair gives an original atmosphere, I feel this house also have an original unique atmosphere by it’s trace repairement.
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entry description
Architect couple bought a old traditional townhouse located in alley of kyoto. These photos are the record of their project in the idea to fix as appropriate for the finishing, not to repair perfectly as new.The subject of the picture is the traditional wall composed of bamboo nitted in the grid, applied soil in many layers. Their choice was to set minimum repair of the part in crack or the area that soil has fallen apart, not to apply the soil in all area to repair it as new. Rikyu, an old famous tea master, defined what is a good parlor ( japanese traditional guest room ),The good parlor is been used in long period and naturally many repairs have been made.
I think these trace of the repair gives an original atmosphere, I feel this house also have an original unique atmosphere by it’s trace repairement.
about the photographer
A photographer living near Biwako (=Lake Biwa), in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.back to gallery