Pepita Surt / Marc Morro

Mr. Tanaka - Mr. Tanaka - Category Japanese traditional crafts master of wooden fittings

A join contains a series of three space delimiters. In each work, two side-by-side frames represent the essential simplicity of the craft, visually fusing to create a moment away from the traditional Tategu aesthetics, and angles and shapes that are not commonly used in craftsmanship Introduce. . Because the 'merge' element of each part is different from traditional crafts and traditional beauty, the screen is the natural boundary of the interior.

Each work is made of wood that has a cypress, elegant and pleasant fragrance. It is resistant to corrosion and does not require extra oil or wax. Hinoki is the most luxurious tree used in the process.

The three screens of the Join series are limited to eight, all handmade by Mr. Tanaka at Tokyo studio.

Mr. Tanaka's work and other works we met encountered a deep and lasting impression. I found a process necessary for that process. And extreme skills and accuracy were attractive. We are also inspired by the personal style each masters apply to his work. Each work requires various tools. These are usually custom made by craftsmen to solve specific tasks.

There is a hidden dialogue between Master Tategu and his work - each step has a reason, there is a story behind each pattern.

Our challenge is to develop innovative projects, but still respect the traditional aspects of the process.

Born in José Floresde Jesus, ZéKéti started playing at Samba School of Portela in the 1940s. His career began with "A Voz do Morro" in 1955. The word "morro" is another word of "slum area", and the title of the song is translated as "voice of slum area". Gal Costa is a famous Brazilian singer. Caetano Veloso's 18 year old introduction helped her through two famous genres, the MPB (Brazilian pop music) born in the late 1960s and a tropical style career. This song - 'Aquarela do Brasil' - is one of Costa's famous samba songs.

Rio de Janeiro's prototype of Samba first appeared in the city in the early 1900's and today it is called Sambad Moro, or Samba de la Riz. "Morro" means "hill" pointing to the slums of Rio de Janeiro, usually on both sides of the hill. "Samba de raiz" means "root samba". In its basic form, Sambad Moro is composed of an instant improvised song that a solo singer sings, followed by a chorus singer. Samba was originally an African Brazilian, but the white and richer middle class of Rio de Janeiro was immediately fascinated by the excitement of rhythm and samba. In Africa - Brazilian carnival and samba traditions are not included in the middle class carnival and some African and emotional elements were diluted to accommodate the middle class ideals and values It took a long time.

ZéKeti was the ubiquity of the Sambad Moro movement from the slums of Rio de Janeiro and once again popular in the 1960s as the singer wanted to incorporate more elements and more elements of Brazilian music tradition. In order to protest against social injustice and racial inequality he did a musical "Opinão" with the former member of the Bossa Nova movement, Nara Leao.

San Felipe del Morro was named after King Philip II, commonly known as El Morro, the 16th century castle. The word itself sounds very strong, and this 6 level fortress is definitely. Construction of Castillo San Felipe del Moro began in 1540. At that time, the King of Charles V of Spain approved the construction including the surrounding wall and was completed in 1589. Most of the fort walls were added later, during which a huge building was built. From the 1760's to the 1780's. It is 140 feet above sea level, and its 18 foot thick wall has proven to be a strong defense measure. In 1598, Army Cumberland army attacked the land. The fort is a maze of tunnels, dungeons, barracks, outposts and ramps. El Moro is full of small circular booth called Garitas, it is a symbol of the country. The scenery of San Juan Bay of El Morro is spectacular. This area was designated as a national historic site in February 1949, total area was 74 acres.