The journey through death; SepultUra: Artist's conception of journey through death derived from the Tibetan Buddhism she practices, but her installation does not mimic the ways in which death traditionally has been represented in Tibetan art or belief Final Edition

Sepultura, with its translucent, boat-like forms floating in mid- air, its abstracted, ghostly figures and amorphous, spirit clouds, is Haruko Okano's visual representation of the journey through death. Through the installation's hovering forms, Okano asks us to meditate on the nature of d...

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Published inNelson daily news (1974)
Main Author Harwood, Nicola
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nelson, B.C Postmedia Network Inc 31.08.2007
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Okano, Haruko
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Summary:Sepultura, with its translucent, boat-like forms floating in mid- air, its abstracted, ghostly figures and amorphous, spirit clouds, is Haruko Okano's visual representation of the journey through death. Through the installation's hovering forms, Okano asks us to meditate on the nature of death and dying and to consider the personal, cultural and religious contexts from which our beliefs and our fears are derived.
ISSN:0832-431X