Giuliano. March, 2018.
Tag Archives: sculptures
Irkutsk
Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. October, 2017.
Музей космонавтики
Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics, Moscow, Russia. October, 2017.
Horses
Seomyeon, Busan. May, 2017.
Fukuoka | 10/28
Japanese riot police guarding the Korean Embassy.
Inspiration?
Komainu (狛犬)
“Meant to ward off evil spirits, modern komainu statues are almost identical, but one has the mouth open, the other closed. This is a very common characteristic in religious statue pairs at both temples and shrines. This pattern is however Buddhist in origin and has a symbolic meaning. The open mouth is pronouncing the first letter of the Sanskrit alphabet, which is pronounced “a”, while the closed one is uttering the last letter, which is pronounced “um”, to represent the beginning and the end of all things. Together they form the sound Aum, a syllable sacred in several religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.” Wikipedia article.
Gokoku Shrine 護国神社. 
Yayoi Kusama 草間 彌生 pumpkin パンプキン sculpture at Fukuoka Art Museum 福岡市美術館. Ohori Park. More Yakoi Kusama pumpkins (INHALE MAG).
Ohori Park.
Fukuoka Castle ruins 福岡城.
October 28, 2014.
end of the line
vladivostok station, the eastern terminus of the trans siberian railway. 
zolotoy bridge Золотой мост
(wikimedia)
monument to the fighters for the soviet power in the far east
volcanic island in the east china sea
we arrive in jeju, korea’s largest island.
lunch by the road.
we drive towards manjanggul.
a phallic grandfather sculpture guards the entrance to a garden .
we descend to a lava tunnel.
back on the surface
a swallow feeds her young
while a cat awaits. 
we stop by a beach and then
off to seongsan ilchulbong peak
jeju black pig and makgeolli dinner. 
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seoul, pizza, missiles, thai rice and breakdance
we take the mugunghwa to seoul.
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itaewon.
i buy 6 books at the what the book bookstore including scary stories to tell in the dark with the original stephen gammell illustration.
i read outliers with some trevi pizza and wine for lunch. pepperoni. quattro formaggi. still the best pizza this or that side of the dmz.
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i walk down itaewon-ro in the heart of the american military presence in korea.
i meet some friends on my way to the war memorial museum.
politicians can’t afford to lose face.
turns out they’re having a little protest outside the walls of the yongsan garrison.
turns out not everybody is into gringos or thaads.
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the war memorial of korea.
some of the sculptures may inspire you to kick some ass.
missiles. lots.
young children climbing heavy artillery. lots.
ships.
turtle ships.
fighting monks retaking pyongyang castle from the japanese.
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sweetie, bear, IU, her boyfriend and i meet up for my thai in itaewon.
across from the restaurant somebody convinced somebody putting a kidnapper-van/bar on top of a building would be a good idea.
we go dancing.
the dance floor is well-stocked with koreans, nigerians, and american gis.
as the clock strikes midnight, a breakdance fight breaks out.
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sunday we take the mugunghwa out of seoul. 5 hours later night falls and we’re back in busan.
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1800s american presence in korea