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Folly Koya

Folly “Zekuu” that conveys the charm of Koyasan

Workshop / 2015 / KOYASAN

Mount Koya, located in a basin-like flatland surrounded by eight mountains called ``Hachiyo-no-mine'', is a sacred Buddhist site founded by Kobo Daishi Kukai as a Zen training hall in 816. The city is formed around the main training hall called "Danjo Garan". Koyasan is now a world-famous tourist destination, but due to the development of modern transportation, more and more people are rushing around the city instead of taking it easy. Therefore, I designed this folly in the hope that it would be an opportunity for visitors to notice the existence of something invisible and have time to relax and prepare their minds.

"Color" represents the world of life that we can see. In other words, all material phenomena, physical life, and destiny. On the other hand, ``empty'' represents the invisible dimension of life, and ``shiki soku is ku'' indicates that the fate of this world is not just a matter of course, but is based on super-dimensional rules.

For the building materials of Folly, we used "Koya Reiki" grown in Koyasan. Koyasan trees were widely used as building materials for houses until a long time ago, but due to the influx of foreign materials, they have become less popular. By the way, the lean part should face down and the sardine should face up according to the characteristics of the wood. Since it is a one-day folly, I thought of random stacking, which is not common.

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Interviewed by NHK Wakayama Broadcasting Station