Reclining Buddha / 涅槃像

Title of work: Reclining Buddha / 涅槃像
Year of creation: Oct 2020
Dimensions: 100 x 80 cm (Height x Width)
Medium: Digital Media
Technique: Photo Collage

I imagine the place of my birth to be so beautiful that I might mistake it for the cosmic ocean. The place at which I finally arrive, where I return. I can no longer hear that song anymore, and I cannot even remember that beloved, nostalgic voice. One day, I shall deliver this soul to Nirvana. Together with the billowing midnight smoke, rising high into the sky.

私の生まれたところは、きっと創造の海と見紛うほど美しかっただろう。私の往くところは、還るところは。もうあの唄も聞こえず、懐かしいあの声すら思い出せない。いつかこの魂を涅槃へ届ける。空高く立ち昇る夜半の煙とともに。