Good Bye Rentaro Mikuni
Posted: 04/14/2013 Filed under: Culture | Tags: Rentaro Mikuni Leave a comment »One of my favorite Japanese actor Rentaro Mikuni passed away today at age 90. 合掌
THIRD one for Fabian Cancellara
Posted: 04/07/2013 Filed under: BIKE, Culture | Tags: Fabian Cancellara, Paris-Roubaix 2013 Leave a comment »This is NOT a messenger bag. DOC from lazy monk
Posted: 03/20/2013 Filed under: Culture | Tags: bag, DOC, lazy monk Leave a comment »大島渚/Nagisa Oshima (3/31/1931 – 1/15/2013)
Posted: 01/15/2013 Filed under: Culture | Tags: Nagisa Oshima, 大島渚 Leave a comment »Thank you so much for all the inspirations. R.I.P. 
Good Bye, Chris Marker. (7/29/1921 – 7/29/2012)
Posted: 07/31/2012 Filed under: Culture | Tags: Chris Marker Leave a comment »I have leaned so much from you. Now you have also entered the “zone.” Thank you very much for all the inspirations and problems.
RIP Adam Yauch August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012
Posted: 05/04/2012 Filed under: Culture, music | Tags: Adam Yauch 1 Comment »Project Newport -A Framework for Firefly Squid Bioluminescent Communication-
Posted: 05/02/2012 Filed under: Culture, NATURE | Tags: ホタルイカ, bioluminescence, Deep-Sea, Firefly squid, ryuta nakajima, Squid Art, Toyama Bay, 新湊 Leave a comment »Hotaruika-Firefly Squid / ホタルイカ
Posted: 04/04/2012 Filed under: ART, Culture, NATURE | Tags: ホタルイカ, bioluminescence, deep sea squid, Firefly squid, Hotaruika, Ryuta Nakjima, Toyama prefecture 1 Comment »Ry Nakajima will be conducting his first set of experiments with Hotaruika (Firefly squid) at Toyama Prefecture in Japan. Here are some photos of his 1/1 hotaruika model called “Firefly Squid bioluminescent-communication module.” He will attempt to talk to a squid using this module via “call and response.” More soon.
This project is made possible by McKnight/ARAC Individual Artist Career Development Grant, SFA Faculty Development Grant and Imizu City Fisherman’s Union.






















