“Wholeheartedly” Hanging Scroll Upright brush artwork (One-of-a-kind)

March 2019. My grandmother passed away at 101 years old.

I was unable to write anything that I didn’t feel like writing.
In that state, unaware of myself, I naturally kept writing
The Heart Sutra.

While playing the Heart Sutra at full volume, 60 minutes.
Repeatedly.

Life repeats and goes on.

Instead of writing cleanly, I wrote with emotion.
Adjusting the shapes, aligning the characters…
Instead of doing that, I wrote it naturally again and again
While sensing what we call life.

What is life?
I myself don’t have the answer.
I believe that it is different for everyone.

While sensing the life that is unique to each of us,
I continued to write, over and over again.
Of course, if I made a mistake I started again from nothing.
The meaning and depth of life.

That of the Heart Sutra I wrote, and furthermore
That of “wholeheartedly” and of writing calligraphy.

Wholeheartedly has nearly the same sensation as “life.”
A whole heart. A whole life.

Live fully.

Put your life on the line, and live fully.

I’d be happy if that energy reaches you.

Work Data:

• Production Year: 2019

• Materials / Specifications: Hanging scroll (Silk brocade characteristic of the Tango region in northern Kyoto), Paper (Calligraphy paper)

• Scroll Dimensions: approx. 2220 mm × 1130 mm

• Paper Dimensions: approx. 1800 mm × 900 mm

• Calligraphy Style: Brush calligraphy