Stewardship of My Sacred Place and Studio
Beach, Highway, Ocean and River Clean Up Trash Inspired Photography.
Absolutely no A.I. or Photoshop Generated Images. Ever.
My Rite of Passage Name...
My name, onemankando, and it is pronounced,
"one-man-kahn-doh."
Meaning - one man's encompassing awe, wonder and profound appreciation.
It is my understanding, the Japanese word "Kando" is like a futile attempt to explain the unexplainable. A deep feeling of satisfaction and awe. It is the emotional and profound sense of wonder inspiring the deepest of positive emotions and reflection. Empowering and transforming one's perspective and viewpoints.
Although, I am not Japanese, nor am I remotely fluent verbally or within the written form. All that being said, I found tremendous accuracy, overwhelming fascination, love and usefulness of Japanese cultural and philosophies of Kando, Ikigai, Kaizen, and Kitsugi. I am learning and practicing as I go.
Why use this instead of English? For me, they provide deeper depth and accurately reflect and communicate the how, the why, and facilitate defining my purpose in life. As well as, who I strive to be. As a steward, artist, and fellow human.
It's Matter of House Keeping...
Look around. The world is an incredibly very dirty, messy, and untidy place. In more ways than one.
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My Novel Concept
External Garbage Patch: The beach. The ocean. The rivers and all other watersheds. The highways, roads, and parking lots.
Internal Garbage Patch: Perhaps the most littered place of all. The subconscious. That ocean between the ears with an accumulation of debris that no longer suite me. The one that does more harm than good, and seems to stop me from living a full and productive life at times.
It is All Connected...
The Sound of Silence...
Listen, with the eyes. Hear, with the heart.
There is enough noise. I figure me adding to it accomplishes absolutely nothing at this point.
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At this moment, quiet simplicity seems the most appropriate and the best option. Hopefully my artwork/photography incorporates visual bullhorns instead. Broadcasting louder than any words that I can possibly ever say.
At least that is the intention.
After all, a picture is worth a thousand words.
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Please feel free to look and wander through my website as you wish. However, I do recommend, Kanji "look deeply into" and navigate in the order listed below:
Galleries: Downstream. Upstream. Connected.
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I decided rather than including an "About" or "Mission" page, you the viewer, can surmise on your own behalf by further viewing of additional images and visiting the following pages.
Ikigai. Kaizen. Kitsugi.
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Showroom and Samples
Contact
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Thank You for visiting my website.
Sincerely,
onemankando