Cultural Tempest Japan

The Series titled cultural tempest delves in the impact both small and large of travelling to other cultures and connecting with locals and connecting with people of other cultures immersed in an Australian context. (Eri Eringo 2009) When the artist travelled to the Kansai region of Japan he met a Japanese local in a Kimono on the train coming back from the festival of lights in Kyoto. As a result of her friendly nature they both saw the 10th anniversary of the Kobe earthquake commemoration. It was a spectacular neon light show of many arches down the main street that lead to neon pergolas in a park.

The series has also included the impact of the recent horrific natural disaster that Japan suffered in 2011. The Importance of mutual respect and admiration cannot be articulated enough.

In the near distant future the series will expand to look at the cultural impact of many other traditional and modern cultures as they flux in our modern age.