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THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO ATTENDED THE OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATIONS. .... AND TO ALL OF YOU WHO CAME DOWN TO SUPPORT THE ARTISTS AND JAPAN. Some of the artwork is already sold, but for those who haven’t been to the exhibition go down and have a look if you fancy any of the ‘reflections’ in your house …

100% JAPAN.

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ALUMNI

Ehemalige der Musik und Kunstschule der Stadt Bielefeld

BOTSCHAFTER für BIELEFELD

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WHERE:

Streitbörger-Speckmann

Rechtsanwälte-Notare

Adenauerplatz 4

33602 Bielefeld

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WHEN:

Opening Party

Thursday, April 14 · 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Exhibition Dates

Thursday, April 14. until 30. September - 9:00am to 5:00pm

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OF MY ARTWORK SOLD,

100% of the profits will go to the JAPANESE RED CROSS

http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/index.html

So please please BUY!

kAiiiiiiiiii

back in JAPAN.

I'm looking for the right string to pull ...

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I don’t know what’s next.

But I know that you are all worried.

But please trust me; I'll make the right decision.

I'll keep you posted.

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My dear friends I left Japan for a couple of days to Singapore. The German minister of foreign affairs and the embassy the advice German citizen to leave the country until the situation is more clear and stable. I can't say for how long I will be gone. I took some days off work. I'll try to find out about the situation via the German embassy and news.

I’m so shocked and sad. I don’t really know what to say. But I would like to let you know my Japanese friends, sisters and brothers, that I’m with you and if I can do anything for you please let me know.

Please take care of you and your family.

I hope you understand this decision.

kAi

some kind of nature - 野沢温泉村

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It’s an early morning again 3:18 am I’m wide awake sitting in a car heading north east. I took a day off work to join three of my workmates on a trip to Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort.

Nozawa is located in Nagano prefecture around 4.5 hour’s north east of Nagoya. It’s one of Japans most famous snow resort. The second ski lift was built in the 1950’s and the area was sites of the Winter Olympics in 1998.

The village has 30 hot springs and 13 public onsen and the best thing about them is that they are all for free! I took on the challenge and explored them. It is just amazing all these hot springs. I NEVER had such hot onsen in my life before and I went already to many different ones. Phhuuuuuuaaaahhhhh it was just too hot even the Japanese couldn’t deal with it. Warning signs where tagged all over in the entrance area and next to the natural water tap. But nothing could stop me so I gave it a go and boiled my self a bit.

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The streets are free of ice and snow because it boils in every corner and hot water floods the streets. Foot baths line the alleyways. When ever you feel cold you can take your shoes off and 'warm' your feet up.

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I don’t know if I mentioned earlier but Japan is the place to eat. Food is very much celebrated and the culture is based around a beautiful, significant and sometimes a bit crazy food culture. Where ever you go you have to try at least one ‘special’ regional dish. So I had to try one of the famous Oyaki Manjuu dumplings which are steamed over onsen water … oishikatta _ lecker!

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… the snow was just incredible and the scenery stunning.

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POWDER SESSIONS.

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wellcome to twentyeleven. -the very first-

be prepared

&

protected in 2011

happy new year.

Schneewittchen - mirror reflections PART II.

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Almost two month passed by and I didn’t have much time to post any of the treasures. I guess it’s time to post up!

To be honest I don’t know where to start. So I would like to follow the Hollywood trend and come up with a Part 2. I mean Harry Potter managed already to come up with a part 7.1 or how do you call a sequel of a sequel …

Right so here comes ‘Schneewittchen - mirror reflections PART II’ and soon there will be a bit more background info to the visuals.

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keep on reflecting.