Naoshima Art Island located in the Seto Inland Sea is the home an impressive contemporary art collection that every art lover should visit once in his/her lifetime.

This small island used to be a calm fishing community until 1985 where Benesse Art Site and Chikatsugu Miyake(then mayor of Naoshima) came to a mutual agreement to develop Naoshima into a huge art space. Naoshima Art Island is divided into 4+1 art spaces: Chichu Art Museum Chichu Art Museum was developed in 2004 as a way to reveal a different approach in the relationship between nature and people. The building was designed by architect Tadao Ando and hosts artworks by Claude Monet, James Turrell, and Walter De Maria which are presented permanently. [information]The majority of the building is located…

We previously covered Flesh Love Project by Haruhiko Kawaguchi and we thought his artwork was interesting enough to request him an interview, so we did just that.

Haruhiko aka Photographer Hal was kind enough to accept our request so without further ado below you can find the whole interview and Haruhiko's replies. Q: How long are you working for this project? A: Two years over. Q: The main idea of your project seems very romantic, you say: "This is is an attempt to capture this moment of love and passion between couples forever and keep it sterilized from any future acts that will separate the couple." Do you believe you capture "love" when you shoot? A: Yes, Flesh Love series is the moment of having loved each

other most strongly. The inside of a bag is only two person's world pure 100% even without any air except a couple. Q: How did you come up with this project? - Why did you choose plastic bags for your project? A: I think that the fun of couple photography is in a couple's degree of loyalty. If a picture of a couple is taken outside, they will be shy, but if they love each other passionately, they will be embraced strongly. The degree of loyalty expresses the depth of their love. It was interesting when putting in the couple…

Haruhiko Kawaguchi is a Japanese photographer trying to keep love preserved forever by wrapping it with vacuumed plastic bags.

His Flesh Love project presents couples wrapped up in 100 by 150 by 74 centimetres plastic bags, for 10 to 20 seconds that the photoshoot lasts performers have to endure the pressure and lack of air. Haruhiko says that this is an attempt to capture this moment of love and passion between couples forever and keep it sterilized from any future acts that will separate the couple. Video from Flesh…

Japan coast guard vessels are surrounding Chinese boat detaining activists for landing on an island that is considered as a grey zone since bot Japan and China are claiming this island.

Chinese boat surrounded by japan coast guard vessels

Chinese boat surrounded by japan coast guard vessels

Japan coast guard vessels are surrounding Chinese boat detaining activists for landing on an island that is considered as a grey zone since bot Japan and China are claiming this island. (more…)