Jan 01, 2014
14 min
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Ephemeres (2014)

Larva for a long time, sublimago for a few hours and imagoto breed, not equipped to eat, this short-lived being is reminiscent of the legacy of the fireflies expressed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Referring to Philippe Jaccottet, Yuki Kawamura juxtaposes time and movement without dreading the motionless moment.

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