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| Kath Fries, Okunoin trees and headstones, 2011, photograph |
Cradled high in the misty mountains
is the secluded temple town of Koyasan.
At the eastern end of which
encased in mossy peaceful shadows
lies the expansive Okunoin cemetery.
A revered and sacred site
marking both the beginning and the end
of an ancient Buddhist pilgrimage,
like the ensÅ circular nature of existence.
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| Kath Fries, Okunoin giant tree brace, 2011, photograph |
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| Kath Fries, Okunoin hollow tree and stones, 2011, photograph |
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| Kath Fries, Okunoin miniature world, 2011, photograph (the bib was placed on the tiny Buddhist deity statue in a prayer ritual relating to child mortality) |
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| Kath Fries, Okunoin fallen tree and headstones, 2011, photograph |
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| Kath Fries, Okunoin spider webs, 2011, photograph |
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| Kath Fries, Okunoin logs ringed with moss, 2011, photograph |
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| Kath Fries, Okunoin charcoaled fence, 2011, photograph |
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| Kath Fries, Okunoin growth rings and wishing coins, 2011, photograph |
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| Kath Fries, Okunoin weight of time, 2011, photograph |
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| Kath Fries, Okunoin void, 2011, photograph |
My research in Japan was made possible by the Japan Foundation and ArtStart grant program.
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