Ukiyo-e, or "Pictures of The Floating World" was the term used to describe Japanese woodblock prints- the most famous being works by artists Utamaro, Hiroshige, and Hokusai. Ukiyo-e prints explored nature, landscape, architecture, and a world of pleasure and hedonism in Japan. Just as the Ukiyo-e woodblock print became a means to disseminate art from the 17th to the 19th century, digital video has become a universal medium in the 21st century. With this video, I have imagined a modern day Ukiyo-e. I shot these images during April of 2016 in Tokyo, Kamakura, Nagoya, and Kyoto, Japan using a Pentax K50 camera and iPhone 6 plus. Featured buildings and gardens include the following: Tokyo: Horyuji Museum by Yoshio Taniguchi Nezu Museum by Kengo Kuma Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower by Tange Associates Prada Omotesando by Herzog and de Meuron Tokyo International Forum by Rafael Viñoly Asahi Beer Hall by Philippe Starck Asakusa Cultural and Tourism Center by Kengo Kuma 21 21 Design Sight by Tadao Ando Audi Forum by Creative Designers International Christian Dior Omotesando by SANAA GYRE by MVRDV Asakusa Temple Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden Korakuen Garden Kamakura: Engakuji Temple Meigetsuin Temple Nagoya: Atsuta Shrine Nagoya Castle Meiji Mura Open Air Architecture Museum Nagoya Science Museum Kyoto: Katsura Detached Villa Genkakuji Temple Keninji Temple Fushimi Inari Shrine Tofukuji Temple Music: "Quietest 01" By Transient www.noisyvagabond.wordpress.com "Rattan Chair" By Aoiroooasamusi www.myspace.com/musie93 Special thanks: Yukiyo Mizuno Filming and Editing: Christopher Earle © 2016 Christopher Earle Please do not copy any portions of this film without permission. Feel free to link to it, however. chrisearle@gmail.com

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