One on One: Takeshi Shikama on Matsuo Basho
By TAKESHI SHIKAMA
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TAKESHI SHIKAMA, Contemplation – Takadachi, 2021, platinum palladium print, 27 × 34 cm. Courtesy Boogie Woogie Photography, Hong Kong.
“The passing days and months are eternal travelers in time. The years that come and go are travelers too. Life itself is a journey, and as for those who spend their days upon the waters in ships and those who grow old leading horses, their very home is the open road.”