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		<title>Fire Element</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Earth Element</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathalie Ishizuka]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Air Element</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathalie Ishizuka]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Air Element, Artist Nathalie Ishizuka, Biarritz Gallery Collection, Acrylic, Canvas 120cm x 120cm]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The Wave</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Wave, Artist Nathalie Ishizuka, Biarritz Gallery, Acrylic, 100cm x 80cm (See Painting &#38; Sail Design)]]></description>
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		<title>Compassion</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathalie Ishizuka]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Compassion, Artist Nathalie Ishizuka, Biarritz Gallery, Acrylic, 100cm x 100cm]]></description>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathalie Ishizuka]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Re-Inventing Our Space,  Public Spaces and Art</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 09:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Project Vision: Bringing Art and Nature to Public Spaces Our objective with Art Outside and In is to emphasize nature and art within public spaces, bypassing reliance on traditional museum hours or venue closures. The spaces encourage personal reflection, meditation, and a “call for silence” within each of us, inviting all to connect more deeply<p class="more-link-wrapper"><a href="https://nathalieishizuka.art/re-inventing-cities-and-art-japan-belgium-anniversary-of-friendship-2026/" class="more-link">Continue Reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Re-Inventing Our Space,  Public Spaces and Art"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Project Vision: Bringing Art and Nature to Public Spaces</h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Our objective with <em>Art Outside and In</em> is to emphasize nature and art within public spaces, bypassing reliance on traditional museum hours or venue closures. The spaces encourage personal reflection, meditation, and a “call for silence” within each of us, inviting all to connect more deeply with art, nature, and each other.</p>



<p class="has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Let us create spaces that connect us to each other, our environment, and the silence within</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The project aims to create flexible, mobile structures that serve as gathering places for meditation, tea ceremonies, martial arts sessions, dance, relaxation, or even quiet communion with nature. Designed to fit harmoniously in forests, beaches, town centers, monasteries, or mountain landscapes, these sacred spaces will offer the following:</p>



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<li><strong>Civic and Community Utility</strong>: These spaces can also serve cities by providing outdoor venues for local cafés or events, reviving public areas with simple, elegant structures that engage communities and enhance cultural exchange.</li>



<li><strong>Crisis Resilience and Refuge</strong>: In times of natural or human-made crises, the spaces could serve as shelters—beautiful, meditative structures offering respite for displaced individuals or relaxation zones in refugee camps, possibly in partnership with the United Nations. Their light, mobile, and easily assembled design can also be adapted for temporary housing or emergency use.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-large-font-size">Art, Imagination, and Collaboration</h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Depending on the partnerships and funding secured, the structures can be crafted from sustainable materials such as bamboo or lightweight metals. While the physical forms are simple and portable—some designed to fit in a backpack, others secured for longer-term public installations—the real magic lies within the space they create: a place for imagination, reflection, and shared experience.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In support of this vision, <strong>funding is sought for Nathalie Ishizuka to work with Japanese artisans in Japan or Brussels</strong>. Collaborations would focus on traditional crafts such as tatami-making and Japanese scroll framing, allowing Nathalie to bring authentic craftsmanship into each installation. This partnership would enhance the cultural depth of the project and foster a unique fusion of Japanese artistry and contemporary, meditative spaces.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Nathalie Ishizuka, the artist behind this project, envisions these cubes and spaces as a canvas to explore the four elements in her art with the public. Each installation provides an immersive experience, where Nathalie’s artwork, nature, and shared silence combine to inspire deeper connections.  Collaborations with other artists is envisioned as with the photographer and sound engineer Stef Van Anlsenoy.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If you would like to support or co-create spaces of beauty and contemplation that touch hearts and bring communities closer together, please reach out to Nathalie Ishizuka to discuss financing or collaboration opportunities.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Element Water, Acrylic, 120cm x 120cm, Artist Nathalie Ishizuka</p>



<p class="has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Imagine with Us Experiencing Art within Structures that Accentuate our own Nature </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">To make small spaces beautiful, sacred and explored by our full potential.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Credits to <a href="http://wwwpierresernet.com" data-type="link" data-id="http://wwwpierresernet.com">Pierre Sernet</a> the photographer and also master of tea in these photos taken in his cube. Sernet created these experiences around the world. Please visit his site and enjoy his work and photography.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We are working like Pierre Sernet with a cube (one of the essential shapes of the universe), and the creation of sacred spaces within to sit in silence. To experience nature. To experience meditation.  Our cube will be a variation that allows other artistic expression and in synch with meditative experiences within and without the cube.</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-large-font-size">Vision du Projet : Apporter l&#8217;Art et la Nature dans les Espaces Publics</h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Notre objectif avec <strong>Art Outside and In</strong> est de mettre en valeur la nature et l’art au sein des espaces publics, en dépassant les contraintes des horaires des musées traditionnels ou des fermetures de lieux culturels. Ces espaces encouragent la réflexion personnelle, la méditation et un « appel au silence » en chacun de nous, invitant chacun à se connecter plus profondément à l’art, à la nature et aux autres.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Créons ensemble des espaces qui nous relient les uns aux autres, à notre environnement et au silence intérieur.</strong></p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Un Projet de Structures Flexibles et Mobiles</h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Le projet vise à concevoir des structures légères et mobiles servant de lieux de rencontre pour la méditation, la cérémonie du thé, les arts martiaux, la danse, la relaxation, ou encore la communion silencieuse avec la nature. Conçus pour s’intégrer harmonieusement dans les forêts, sur les plages, dans les centres-villes, les monastères ou les paysages montagneux, ces espaces sacrés offriront les fonctions suivantes :</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Utilité Civique et Communautaire</strong></h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Ces espaces peuvent également servir les villes en offrant des lieux extérieurs pour les cafés locaux ou les événements, revitalisant ainsi les espaces publics grâce à des structures élégantes et épurées qui favorisent l’échange culturel et l’engagement communautaire.</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Résilience et Refuge en Période de Crise</strong></h4>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">En temps de crise, qu’elle soit naturelle ou causée par l’homme, ces espaces pourraient également servir de refuges : des structures méditatives et esthétiques apportant du répit aux personnes déplacées ou des zones de détente dans des camps de réfugiés, en partenariat potentiel avec les Nations Unies. Leur conception légère, mobile et facilement assemblable permettrait aussi leur adaptation en logements temporaires ou en structures d’urgence.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Art, Imagination et Collaboration</h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Selon les partenariats et les financements obtenus, ces structures seront réalisées avec des matériaux durables comme le bambou ou des métaux légers. Si leurs formes physiques restent simples et transportables—certaines pouvant tenir dans un sac à dos, d’autres étant conçues pour des installations publiques de plus longue durée—la véritable magie réside dans l’espace qu’elles créent : un lieu d’imagination, de réflexion et d’expérience partagée.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Dans le cadre de cette vision, des financements sont recherchés pour permettre à <strong>Nathalie Ishizuka</strong> de collaborer avec des artisans japonais au Japon ou à Bruxelles. Ces collaborations se concentreraient sur des techniques artisanales traditionnelles telles que la fabrication de tatamis et le montage de rouleaux japonais (kakejiku), afin d’intégrer un savoir-faire authentique à chaque installation. Ce partenariat renforcerait la profondeur culturelle du projet et favoriserait une fusion unique entre l’artisanat japonais et des espaces contemporains de méditation.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Nathalie Ishizuka, artiste à l’origine de ce projet, conçoit ces cubes et espaces comme une toile sur laquelle elle explore les <strong>quatre éléments</strong> en interaction avec le public. Chaque installation offre une expérience immersive, où son art, la nature et le silence partagé s’entrelacent pour inspirer des connexions profondes. Des collaborations avec d’autres artistes sont envisagées, notamment avec le photographe et ingénieur du son <strong>Stef Van Alsenoy</strong>.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Rejoignez-nous !</strong></h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Si vous souhaitez soutenir ou co-créer des espaces de beauté et de contemplation qui touchent les cœurs et rapprochent les communautés, n’hésitez pas à contacter <strong>Nathalie Ishizuka</strong> pour discuter des opportunités de financement ou de collaboration.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Élément Eau, Acrylique, 120 cm x 120 cm, Artiste : Nathalie Ishizuka</strong></p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Imaginons ensemble l’expérience de l’Art dans des structures qui révèlent notre propre Nature</strong></h3>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Créer de petits espaces de beauté et de sacré, où notre potentiel peut pleinement s’exprimer.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Crédits à <strong>Pierre Sernet</strong>, photographe et maître de thé, pour ces images prises dans son cube. Sernet a créé ces expériences à travers le monde. Veuillez visiter son site pour découvrir son travail et sa photographie.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Nous continuons à œuvrer&#8230;</strong></p>



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<p class="has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Projectvisie: Kunst en Natuur naar de Publieke Ruimte Brengen</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Ons doel met <em>Art Outside and In</em> is om natuur en kunst te benadrukken in openbare ruimten, los van de beperkingen van traditionele museumuren of gesloten locaties. De ruimten moedigen persoonlijke reflectie, meditatie en een &#8220;oproep tot stilte&#8221; aan in ieder van ons, en nodigen iedereen uit om dieper contact te maken met kunst, natuur en elkaar.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Laten we ruimten creëren die ons verbinden met elkaar, onze omgeving en de stilte in onszelf.</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Het project beoogt flexibele, mobiele structuren te creëren die dienst kunnen doen als ontmoetingsplaatsen voor meditatie, theeceremonies, krijgskunstsessies, dans, ontspanning of stille verbondenheid met de natuur. Ontworpen om harmonieus in bossen, op stranden, in stadscentra, kloosters of berglandschappen te passen, zullen deze sacrale ruimten het volgende bieden:</p>



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<li><strong>Burgers en Gemeenschappen Dienen</strong>: Deze ruimten kunnen ook steden ondersteunen door buitenlocaties te bieden aan lokale cafés of evenementen. Ze herwaarderen publieke ruimten met eenvoudige, elegante structuren die gemeenschappen betrekken en culturele uitwisseling bevorderen.</li>



<li><strong>Veerkracht en Toevlucht bij Crisis</strong>: In tijden van natuurlijke of door mensen veroorzaakte crisissen kunnen deze ruimten dienen als schuilplaatsen—mooie, meditatieve structuren die rust bieden aan ontheemde mensen of ontspanningszones in vluchtelingenkampen, eventueel in samenwerking met de Verenigde Naties. Hun lichte, mobiele en eenvoudig op te zetten ontwerp maakt ze ook geschikt voor tijdelijk onderdak of noodsituaties.</li>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Kunst, Verbeelding en Samenwerking</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Afhankelijk van de samenwerkingen en beschikbare financiering kunnen de structuren vervaardigd worden uit duurzame materialen zoals bamboe of lichte metalen. Terwijl de fysieke vormen eenvoudig en draagbaar zijn—sommige passen in een rugzak, andere zijn bedoeld voor langdurige installatie in de publieke ruimte—ligt de echte magie in de ruimte die ze creëren: een plaats voor verbeelding, reflectie en gedeelde ervaring.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Ter ondersteuning van deze visie wordt financiering gezocht voor Nathalie Ishizuka om samen te werken met Japanse ambachtslieden in Japan of Brussel. Samenwerkingen zouden zich richten op traditionele ambachten zoals het maken van tatami en het inlijsten van Japanse rollen, waardoor Nathalie authentiek vakmanschap kan integreren in elke installatie. Deze samenwerking zou de culturele diepgang van het project versterken en een unieke fusie van Japanse kunst en hedendaagse, meditatieve ruimten mogelijk maken.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Nathalie Ishizuka, de kunstenares achter dit project, ziet deze kubussen en ruimten als een canvas om de vier elementen in haar kunst samen met het publiek te verkennen. Elke installatie biedt een meeslepende ervaring, waarin Nathalie’s kunstwerken, de natuur en gedeelde stilte samenkomen om diepere verbindingen te inspireren. Samenwerkingen met andere kunstenaars worden voorzien, zoals met de fotograaf en geluidstechnicus Stef Van Anlsenoy.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Als u deze ruimten van schoonheid en contemplatie wilt ondersteunen of meehelpen creëren—plekken die harten raken en gemeenschappen dichter bij elkaar brengen—neem dan contact op met Nathalie Ishizuka om mogelijkheden voor financiering of samenwerking te bespreken.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[March 7th Performance Japanese Embassy The latest exposition in Brussels at the Japanese Embassy of the Contemporary Artist, Nathalie Ishizuka. Experience an interactive opening night with phenomenal dancer Miko Shimura, Composer and Pianist Ayumi Nabata, Saxophonist Yuina Takamizo and Live Electronics Hakan Akabulut who bring the sounds of earth, water, air and fire as well<p class="more-link-wrapper"><a href="https://nathalieishizuka.art/march-7th-performance-japanese-embassy-video/" class="more-link">Continue Reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "March 7th Performance Japanese Embassy Video"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The latest exposition in Brussels at the Japanese Embassy of the Contemporary Artist, Nathalie Ishizuka. Experience an interactive opening night with phenomenal dancer Miko Shimura, Composer and Pianist Ayumi Nabata, Saxophonist Yuina Takamizo and Live Electronics Hakan Akabulut who bring the sounds of earth, water, air and fire as well as an earthquake to each of us.   A Transformative moment together.</p>



<p class="has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph">OPENING Event Kizuna: The Bonds that Unite at Japanese Embassy, Brussels March 2024</p>



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</div><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Special Thanks to the film maker from Paris, Thierry Delor. Contact Filmaker: tdelor23@gmail.com</figcaption></figure>



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<p class="has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Opening &amp; Closing Remarks by Contemporary Artist Nathalie Ishizuka on Artwork &amp; Performance</p>



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</div><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Special Thanks to the film maker from Paris, Thierry Delor.   Contact Filmaker: tdelor23@gmail.com</figcaption></figure>



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<p class="has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph">OPENING night Starting with Kizuna Story at Japanese Embassy, Brussels March 2024</p>



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</div><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Special Thanks to the film maker from Paris, Thierry Delor.   Contact Filmaker: tdelor23@gmail.com</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">VISIT THE EXHIBITION AND SEE THE WORKS AND MOVIE AT THE EMBASSY MARCH 5 &#8211; MARCH 22 2024</p>



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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Artist Nathalie Ishizuka, The Earth Element, Acrylic and Mixed Media including Japanese Rice Paper on Canvas, 120cm x 120cm, Brussels Collection, Japanese Embassy, Brussels Belgium, March 5-22 2024. Contact: nathalie.ishizuka@gmail.com Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathalieishizuka.art Artist Website : https://www.nathalieishizuka.art KIZUNA : THE ENDURING BONDS Exhibition Kizuna : Embassy of Japan in Belgium March 5th – March 22nd<p class="more-link-wrapper"><a href="https://nathalieishizuka.art/the-earth-element-2/" class="more-link">Continue Reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Earth Element"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Artist Nathalie Ishizuka,  The Earth Element, Acrylic and Mixed Media including Japanese Rice Paper on Canvas, 120cm x 120cm,  Brussels Collection, Japanese Embassy, Brussels Belgium, March 5-22 2024.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Contact: nathalie.ishizuka@gmail.com</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Artist Instagram:  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nathalieishizuka.art">https://www.instagram.com/nathalieishizuka.art</a></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Artist Website : <a href="https://www.nathalieishizuka.art">https://www.nathalieishizuka.art</a></p>



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<p class="has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph">KIZUNA : THE ENDURING BONDS</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Exhibition Kizuna : Embassy of Japan in Belgium March 5th – March 22nd 2024, Rue Van Maerlant 1, 1040 Brussels (10:00-12:00 and 13:30-16:00), Week Days Only, Embassy Hours.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Japanese embassy of Brussels is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition, Kizuna: the Bonds that Unite us All, featuring the artist Nathalie Ishizuka and her most recent work on the Four Elements (earth, water, air and fire) and the Crane Wife Re-Told. Over thirty paintings exhibited.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The exhibition Kizuna is born from Ishizuka working full time for over ten years with the Philosopher Dr. Paul Briot and artists after the March 11, 2011 crisis (nuclear, earthquake, tsunami) on the use of art to elevate in crisis.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Ishizuka was sent to Japan after March 11 disaster by Dr. Briot to find, select, and work with great Japanese traditional artists and masters from several disciplines who could through their art create a moment of silence within the viewer. “I thought I was coming to contribute something to the artists,” says Ishizuka, “but it was them who were training me.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">While Ishizuka comes herself from a family of artists including her grandfather who painted the designs of ships and kimonos, she had no formal training in art. She was a meditator with no experience in the arts.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Ishizuka had to find and become the disciple of each Japanese master, before hoping to meditate with one or create with another. She did not learn techniques of sumie, ninon buyo (dance), shodo, japanese architecture or other (which would have taken several lifetimes says Ishizuka), but the way of being of each artist.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Nathalie’s meditations and deep friendships with Japanese masters for over ten years such as Saiso Shimada after March 11, 2011 lead to herself become an artist.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“I became an artist, by a fortunate accident,” says Ishizuka. “I loved painting and creation as a child, but never imagined to have the freedom to paint and create from one’s inner imagination. Nor the grace of such artists who carried art from within.”</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">The Four Elements</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“The cranes that tell the tale of the Crane Wife in the exhibition are surrounded by paintings of the four elements. At the time of the tsunami, earthquake and nuclear incident, I had believed that man alone with God or the universe could overcome together. That we could re-invent ourselves,” says Ishizuka. “At the time, I was not yet aware in my meditations of the elements of earth, water, air and fire,” says Ishizuka. “These four elements are within each of us and embody the whole universe. Alone without them, we are nothing.”</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The four elements are painted on large canvasses in acrylic often using Gold to show their importance. “These elements surround us and they engulf us,” says Ishizuka. “They are us,” she admits, “but far more than <em>us</em>, she adds simply. Humans are so <em>small </em>in this universe.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Without recognition of these forces within and without, it is hard to believe that we can overcome anything especially with current challenges in the world,” says Ishizuka.</p>
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