Hanyō / 半妖 by Masaki Hirokawa / 廣川政樹
Title of work: Hanyō / 半妖
Year of creation: Nov 2020
Dimensions: 90 x 120 cm (Height x Width)
Medium: Digital Media
Technique: Photo collage

In the veins of those who inherit a blend of the sacred and the profane flows a destiny of divine trials. In this realm, concepts of right or wrong, good or evil do not hold; it is the delicate balance between light and shadow that sustains the cosmos. Yet humans, in pursuit of their own dogmatic righteousness and beliefs, brandish arms and wage war against one another—a lamentable truth that defies logic and is governed by enduring cultures and traditions. If we harness conflicting forces within us, engaging in what is termed as polarized reactions, then we face nothing less than a divine challenge laid before us to surmount. It is when we unite and harmonize these dichotomous traits that the inner turmoil may be quelled, and the specter of war and conflict might vanish from our world.

聖と魔の混合した血を持つ存在には、神からの試練が多く齎されます。この世に善悪も正邪もなく、陰と陽の力がお互いに均衡を保ち合うことで宇宙は存続しています。しかし人間は己の正義や信仰のために、武器を手に取り争い合います。誠に哀しいことながら、それは仕方のないことであり、そこに理屈が介入する余地はなく、在るのはただ何世紀も続く文化と伝統なのです。もし己の中に相反する力と作用があり、いわゆる両極性反応に葛藤し続けるならば、それは克服すべき神からの課題に他なりません。正反対の性質を持つもの同士が融合し調和し得れば、己の中の苦悩も消え、世界からも争いはなくなるでしょう。

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