GZ-10.31.07

１０月３１日　水曜日

シリーズ作品の記録のため日本語で記入。

快晴６０度。
ここ数日はすっかり秋めいてセントラルパークの木々も色付きはじめる。
軽くシリアルを朝食に１２時に家を出る。
４トレインのブルックリンブリッジ駅を降り、広場でマンハッタンのスプレーアートの実演に見入る。
面白かったのでチップを１ドルをバケツに入れる。
僕は少しでも彼らのパフォーマンスに何かを感じたらチップを渡すようにしている。

そして、広場をあとにしてグラウンドゼロにむかう。
ブロードウェイを右に曲がりるとグラウンドゼロの光景が今までとは少し違った雰囲気を感じる。
建築現場としての活気がある。
見た目で今までと３倍くらい作業員がいる様に感じる。
恐らく地下地中の作業から地上へと進行してきたのではないかと思える。
中でもグラウンドゼロ北西にあたるフリーダムタワー部分の建設部分の作業進行は進んできている。

今日は何だか作業員に話かけられる。
「何の為に撮っているんだ？」と一応個人的に記録しているのだと伝え、
注意されるかと思いきや「あそこのほうがよくみえるぞ」とアドバイスをうける。

そろそろ雑誌の連載でもやらしていただきたいと思うが、
月に一回を２０１０年までとなるとすごい責任がのしかかる。
最初の動機が勝手に記録係。

まぁ、でも次に日本に帰ったら雑誌社にあたってみようかなと思う。

pudding

Tuesday.

Today is also a beautiful day.

Last night,I cooked pudding.
I went tableware store to get some plates for pudding.
All of them cost 50 dollars.
At first,I hesitated to get them,but finally I bought them.

I could cook a pudding very well by high quality of milk and eggs.
That was so good!

I am planning a new photo project.
I want to photograph my portrait that last time an artist drew.
But,I can not visualize anything better.

I am going to finish making my new portfolio until this month because I want to bring them to Japan.

I have been stuck.
I must overcome it!

self portorait

Tuesday.

I have started a new photo project.
It is kind of like a self portrait, but It is not photograph,it's a drawing.

Last Sunday I went to Central Park to have an artist there draw my portrait.
There were more than 10 artist in the park!
Some of them draw realistic portraits and others are less life-like.

Then,I chose a female Chinese artist.
She told me,Black&whitedrowing would be 80 dollars.
I said to her"That's too expensive! Let me think about it."
Instantly,She said "40. OK? 40"
I thought it is still too expensive for me.
Finally I bargained her down to 30 dollars.

I asked her to draw a comical portraits.
It took her about a half an hour to finish the drawing.
The portrait was so great that I laughed.
It made me happy.

I will go back to Central Park to have another artist do my portrait again in different styles.
I need a couple of more portraits.

I am going to the dark room to continue printing my portfolio tomorrow.
And also I want to research where debris from the WTC has been placed.

Autumn in NY

Sunday.

Recently,We have been enjoying beautiful days.

2days ago,I started doing sit-ups from 2days ago because I have had a backache.
My muscles in my lower back have been sore.

I was wodering why sit-ups is good for backache.
If my back aches,Should I be exercizing?
I think Ishould do something different for my backache....

I discontinued all exercize for more than 2 weeks.
I don't really know if I will keep doing it.

I believe some exercize is better than none

This week I have many things to do.
Such as printing ,Photo-shoots,thinking of new project and learning English.

Also,I must prepare toreturn to Japan for an artist visa,but I have not gotten my approval notice yet.

Tomorrow,I plan to take a portrait of a Mexican guy I know.

print at print space

Friday.

Everything didn't go well yesterday.

I was late to get to dark room as usual.
I don't know why I lacked concentration all the time I print yesterday.

I didn't realize my mistake about printing until I finished.
My mistake was about F-stop .

I was wondering that both sides on my prints were lighter than center.
Before I was almost done, I asked the staff about it.

He was like" You might set F5.6".

Exactly I did !!

I haven't known structure of f-stop for printing.
I was disappointed at my big fault.
(I always set f-stop f16)

I have to print all of them again.

I wasted my money and time.

staten island

monday.

I'm writing my blog in English.
Because I think I have to improve my English.
Anyway, If I don't do anything,Nothing would happen.

Today I went to Staten Island to have photo-shooting.
But I couldn't find a good location .
So I took just one roll of film and then I got back to Manhatten.

I had already decided what I would have dinner in the morning.
I went to Japanese groccery store to get japanese curry sauce like a KOKUMARO.

I cooked minced meat curry.
I put a sunny side up on it.
That was good.

I will try to cook more dericious curry next time.

I t's a first day for me to write my diary in English.
I think my writing might be getting shorter day by day.