tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19151341.post4639852905040023211..comments2024-03-16T16:12:13.296+00:00Comments on some LANDSCAPES: The Road NorthPliniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529481330530614513noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19151341.post-32754517381990192862020-08-16T11:20:05.435+01:002020-08-16T11:20:05.435+01:00NOT commenting, just asking ... if anyone knows a ...NOT commenting, just asking ... if anyone knows a translation of the inscription on the little battered obelisk that stands over Basho's grave ? ... i've spent an hour searchingtristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268216095376583052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19151341.post-46080728034555492222010-07-26T18:51:46.982+01:002010-07-26T18:51:46.982+01:00Thanks - looks like a good book.
I see Basho and...Thanks - looks like a good book. <br />I see Basho and Sora have just updated the blog with three more Road North stations - they have now passed through the Shirakawa Barrier (Sma' Glen).Pliniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529481330530614513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19151341.post-84476948137035974012010-07-25T17:52:57.496+01:002010-07-25T17:52:57.496+01:00Great post, thanks for the link to Scotland. I wou...Great post, thanks for the link to Scotland. I would like to point out to an interesting text by Robert Wittkamp on early japanese travel literature(link:http://books.google.de/books?id=XMARMfYsglwC&lpg=PA21&ots=AbnRgmZot0&dq=Antilandscape%20Basho&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q&f=false).Papierfliegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08006399662058810780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19151341.post-65090925014456529232010-07-24T16:16:06.772+01:002010-07-24T16:16:06.772+01:00The sensibilities are intimately connected -- thou...The sensibilities are intimately connected -- though (I read) the modern Japanese have a conflicted relationship with that exquisite past that attracts Western eyes. There's very little of "wabi sabi" in the manga comics my daughter likes to read! <br /><br />Many years ago I decided to collect Hamish Fulton's admirable books, until I realised it was one of those exponential tasks -- the quantity of new books (and, increasingly, their value) would always exceed my grasp.<br /><br />I then repeated the experience with Roni Horn -- I managed to get a few of those wonderful "To Place" volumes before everyone started to notice how good they are and they became scarce and valuable. There's something quite Japanese-influenced about her take on Iceland, too, I find.<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19151341.post-25603382569033351142010-07-23T23:04:18.323+01:002010-07-23T23:04:18.323+01:00Thanks for your comments Mike. There are certainly...Thanks for your comments Mike. There are certainly affinities with the work of Fulton and Long, who have both worked with Alec Finlay in the past. And looking back I see that my <a href="http://some-landscapes.blogspot.com/2006/08/scattered-stones-at-nikko.html" rel="nofollow">earlier post</a> on Basho starts with a reference to the Hamish Fulton print we have in our bedroom.Pliniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529481330530614513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19151341.post-75537783272678201252010-07-23T20:44:22.634+01:002010-07-23T20:44:22.634+01:00This blog is good stuff, Plinius, and you've r...This blog is good stuff, Plinius, and you've recently become a regular stopover for me -- we appear to share a number of tastes in music and books, and I admire the work you're putting into (and the polish you're putting onto) your material.<br /><br />Thanks for the pointer to Finlay and Cockburn's project -- on first look I have to say it looks a little familiar (in both concept and execution) to anyone who grew up with Hamish Fulton, Richard Long and the conceptual wing of land art, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Perhaps it's time for that Japanese-influenced 70s blend of austerity and good taste to come round again.<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.com