星期二, 6月 23, 2009

日本電影- 川喜多夫人

最近在電影資料館上映的川喜多夫人日本電影系列令我眼前一亮, 錯過了 田澄子的日本傳統documentary人文電影, 倒也dl了一些如大島渚和黑澤明的經典片, 有空可以慢慢細看.

冥想 Meditation

最近常在冥想 "冥想 meditation" 這個概念和種種相關東西.

what is meditation? how to meditate? why meditate? what to meditate? who is meditating?

似曾相識的問題和答案, 不是首次閱讀和提出. 只是, 愈是問, 愈多疑問 .

想記錄我的問題和嘗試找尋的答案, 也記下當中思考的過程.

穆斯林紐約藝術節 New York City’s First Muslim Arts Festival

不知從何時開始愛上穆斯林精工的藝術品和一切相關的藝術活動. 也許原來的波斯文化藝術根本與穆斯林和亞拉是兩回事, 早在亞拉出現之前已經有波斯藝術活動吧. 只是亞拉的精神和力量豐富了藝術的靈感和內容, 唯美和至極的作品也成為推動宗教力量的世界語言. Anyway, 藝術的完美跟宗教世界內的至聖或許從來就是不可分割的雙生兒, 甚至是一體的兩面吧. 天藾之音, Sufi whirling 廻轉祭禮舞動, 可蘭書法, 天工之藝, 替這混世洗滌清澄.



在馬來西亞KL曾參觀穆斯林藝術博物館, (Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia - http://www.iamm.org.my) 規模之grand and noble, 令人蕭然而深深感動. 天與人的關係, 難道是藝術作品可以貫通嗎? 連至美善也不足夠表達出的關係, 還有什麼可以? 我無言.

Voices of Asia - 聲影亞洲- Asia Society 2009 仲夏亞洲電影系列

sources: http://www.asiasociety.org/voicesofasia/

又是熱辣的亞洲協會精選電影! 亞洲的活力, 斑斕, 濃郁, 充滿情素和意象, 經濟政治上充斥著多元(wide diversity) 和懸殊卻又不失自我完備的體系, 絕對令人一再回味其獨特的文化元素和影象符號.

" Voices of Asia
Asia Society Summer Film Series 2009
June 18 – July 5, 2009

Asia's quest for modernity has left many excluded from the affluence unfettered development has brought. People from Kazakhstan to the Philippines continue to struggle with daily existence, yet remain stoic in their capacity to rise above misfortune. In its seventh year, the Asia Society Summer Film Series documents the region’s people and their spirit in the face of adversity.

Escape with us in this celebration of ordinary life through the eyes and lenses of filmmakers from across the world. Join us as we follow an Indian chef’s adventures in the Swiss highlands; a mute boy from the slums of the Philippines as he discovers a love for music; a single father struggling to survive in the dangerous Chinese mines; a Jordanian airport janitor who inspires kids to dream big and fly high; and a troubled urban teenager who spends an idyllic summer in rural Japan with her English grandmother.

Voices of Asia offers a universal message of hope, aspiration and the triumph of the human spirit. "

星期一, 6月 08, 2009

Gaylord - paradise of Indian live + food!



Indian live music and ghazals~~~sounds from the paradise!

裹腹之餚
天籟之音
人生那得幾回聞

六四 廿年







廿年堅持
百年苦難
中國中國
何日歸根
還我本性
得享太平?