"BHUTAN : SACRED WITHIN" par KENRO IZU. Editions Nazraeli Press, Portland. 2008. in-folio, couverture toilée orange avec une photo noir & blanc collée sur le premier plat (état d'usage). Non paginé (96p). Texte en anglais, postface par Karma Ura : "GNH (Gross National Happiness) and Buddhism", illustré de 70 reproductions photographiques noir & blanc, pleine page, par Kenro Izu. Ouvrage réalisé dans le cadre de l'exposition éponyme au Rubin Museum of Art, New York du 02 Novembre 2007 au Printemps 2008.

Exemplaire signé par Kenro Izu sur la page de titre.

 

"…Traveling many years, I have not yet seen a place as peaceful as Bhutan, or a place affecting such peacefulness within myself. If there is a place indeed named Utopia, this place may come to the closest of it. The peaceful kingdom of Bhutan is just about to dive into the ocean of the democracy, by conducting the first general election in their history. I only hope the blend of the democracy and the unique culture of Bhutan, with its idea of Gross National Happiness, is a harmonious one. As I gaze at a Dzong and a surrounding village through the clouds, I start to wonder if this scene before my eyes is real or just an illusion? Or this trip of incredible peaceful ness is an illusion itself? Or my life itself may be…" Kenro Izu, March 2007, Jakar, Bhutan.

 

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