木下大輔・櫻井朋成

Daisuke Kinoshita・Tomonari　Sakurai

Life is a gift from the earth. Pure water and soil, enriched through millennia, nurture the essence of life. In the East, rice stalks sway in the wind; in the West, grapes bask in the sunlight. Through these blessings, we have lived and woven our cultures through the ages. Prayers at shrines, spirits dwelling in Noh masks, the silence of tea rooms, and the joyous echoes of wine harvest festivals – though their forms differ, the gratitude for nature's bounty and prayers for abundance continue to flow through generations, an unbroken stream of tradition. To the blessings bestowed by the earth, to the life that dwells within it, and to these connections, people offer their prayers and engrave their gratitude. The lens captures these moments: the traditions breathing in each land, the hands that sustain these practices, and the hearts that guide them. This is an eternal narrative of gratitude and prayer, woven from the earth's blessings and human devotion.