ILLUSTRATIONS BASED ON PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IN JAPAN IN 2019
川柳を詠めないサラリーマン
Video (1:10) with original soundtrack.
First NFT made by Juan Cavia and Diego Soifer. The animation is based on a photo taken in Tokyo.
First NFT made by Juan Cavia and Diego Soifer. The animation is based on a photo taken in Tokyo.
The poem was written by Hakuin Ekaku in the XVIII century:
The monkey is reaching
for the moon on the water.
Until death takes him,
he will never relent.
for the moon on the water.
Until death takes him,
he will never relent.
If he'd let go the branch
and disappear into the depths,
the whole world
would be radiant pureness.
and disappear into the depths,
the whole world
would be radiant pureness.
In the name there is a reference to sarariiman. This is a type of humorous haiku written by clerks to describe their daily life, usually charged with irony and resignation