Hagakure

This series of pictures was taken during a photo shoot in a pine forest on the coast of the Japan Sea. During the 13th century, when the Mongol Empire attempted to invade the Japanese archipelago, in the very same place took place several battles between Japanese warriors and Mongol forces. I decided to title this small series Hagakure, that literally means “hidden by the leaves”. Hagakure is also the title of an ancient Japanese book from the early 18th century, which was intended to be a practical and spiritual guide for warriors. Shown in the pictures are Keruk Jeans number KRKxx0007 and KRK0008.

このシリーズ写真の撮影が行われたのは、日本海岸に広がる松林。１３世紀、モンゴル皇帝が日本侵略を試み、まさにこの地においてモンゴル側と日本側の戦いが繰り広げられた。この小さなシリーズ写真に、私は『葉隠』というタイトルをつけることに決めた。文字通りには「葉に隠れる」。しかし同時に『葉隠』は、武士の実践的・精神的手引きであった１８世紀初頭の古い日本の書物の題名でもある。
写真掲載の Keruk Jeans は、KRK007とKRK008。