After a long time, I met up with Naoyo at Kyoto Minami-Kaikan to watch the movie "Legacy of Frida Kahlo - Miyako Ishiuchi, as weaving" directed by Tadasuke Kotani. It was a full house, jam-packed with audiences, with no Corona support(lol).
久しぶりに薬子さんと京都みなみ会館で待ち合わせて『フリーダ・カーロの遺品 石内都 織るように』(小谷忠典監督)を鑑賞。満席でぎゅうぎゅう詰め、コロナ対応なし(笑)。
Ishiuchi's eyes and gestures, his camera work, and the extremely vivid colors of Mexico caught my attention again, and as always, I was mesmerized. The balance between the beautiful colors of the background and the composition by video camera when some scenes of Ishiuchi takes pictures indoors is also impressive. I wonder if the colors look different in different venues, or if it's just my imagination, but I felt the colors were more intense and vivid this time.
石内さんの眼差しと所作、カメラワーク、メキシコのあまりにも鮮やかな色彩に再び、そしていつもながら見入ってしまいました。屋内で石内さんが写真を撮る姿のシーンでは、映像カメラによる背景の美しい色と構図のバランスも印象的です。また、会場によって色の見え方が違うのでしょうか、自分の思い込みかもしれませんが、今回はより色が濃くて鮮やかに感じました。
Frida's belongings, the sunlight, the ruins of Mexico, and people's daily lives are always so beautiful and have such a strong energy. In the midst of all this, Ishiuchi's photographs were full of tenderness, emitting a soft, pale light that could be described as Japanese. Kotani often confronts death., but this time such his perspective, aesthetics, and camerawork in capturing such so warm and soft moments in his films, seemed to me to be an homage to Frida and Ishiuchi.
フリーダの遺品、陽光、メキシコの遺跡、人びとの日常、いつ見ても本当に美しく強烈なエネルギーを感じます。そんな中で石内さんの写真はまるで日本的ともいえるような、淡い柔らかな光を放ち、優しさに満ち溢れていました。「死」と向き合う小谷監督が、そういった瞬間を映像作品として捉えていく視点、美学、カメラワークなど、それらはフリーダさんや石内さんへのオマージュように私には映ります。
After the screening, the organizers conducted an interview with Ishiuchi. We were finally able to see her actual appearance and voice for the first time, and we were glad to know that she is as active for busy and healthy as ever. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the organizers for offering to show the film in Kyoto.
上映後、主催者による石内さんのインタビューが行われました。私達はようやく実際のお姿と声を拝見することが出来、お元気で相変わらず忙しく活躍されているということで大変嬉しく思います。今回、京都での上映をオファーしてくださった主催者の方には心から感謝申し上げます。
Afterwards, we took a walk around Toji Temple near the movie theater. Not too afraid of humans(?) blue heron, the fire tank is a watering hole for pigeons, a family of ducks. Then we had dinner at restaurant "Kū" right next to the restaurant. Very tasty "Kamo(duck) buckwheat noodles (It's a little awkward moments because we just saw a family of ducks....), and strange shaved ice.
映画館の近くの東寺を少し散策。人馴れした(?)青鷺、消火水槽は鳩の水飲み場。鴨の親子。すぐ横の「空」というお店で食事。とても美味しい鴨蕎麦(ついさっき見た鴨の親子が目に浮かぶ…)、不思議なかき氷。
