I have been with Sashiko since my birth. It means I had a big “artisans communit

I have been with Sashiko since my birth. It means I had a big “artisans communities” regardless of their size, type of craft, and whether I liked it or not. In the last 30 years, I have seen many people choose to quit. Not so much “bankruptcy”, more like a mindful decision of “ending it”. In my youth, I thought I would be the one to make that decision in Sashiko – now, I am desperately looking for the way out while another artisan puts their tools on the side.
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“A culture” does NOT end so easily even if we lose artisans. However, the culture will be lost quite fast when “artisans who make the tools/supply to the craft” decide to quit. No one can be the artisan by themselves – it requires a circulation and we have somewhat balanced sustainability – and therefore we have so many beautiful traditions.
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The reason I keep speaking up about Sashiko & its Culture is to protect this sustainable system, which is, unfortunately, severely damaged. A superficial sustainability based on ignorance & arrogance violently causes damage to the Culture. Yes, it is important to pay attention to the environmental issue. I do care. My point is: Both Environmental & Cultural Sustainability can coexist simultaneously. (It was so painful to see soup on Van Gogh’s painting). The dualistic thinking of “Art/Culture OR Climate” is the cause of environmental issues. The only thing we have to do is to “acknowledge” it, and understand who we are supporting directly, and more importantly indirectly. A short video I contributed (It is Roxana’s @outofdboxproductions great work!) is advocating how one’s justice can violently damage another’s, and it is not necessary when we care. I don’t know if the same video will be shown in the festival, but Roxana gave me permission to upload it on Youtube a while ago. I will share the link to the video on Story. Your decision will make the future.
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The Link To Vido Is On Story.
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数年前に「刺し子を取材したい。何でもいいから思いを話して」と面白い依頼を受けて（普段はもう取材内容が決まってる）、言いたい放題を動画にして下さった方がいます。いろんな映画祭に出していらっしゃるようで、気がついたらIMDbに名前が載ってました（笑）英語の動画ですがリンクをストーリーに貼ります。日本語字幕も頑張ります。人生は何があるか分からない。
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2022-10-15 20:59:34

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