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Kensuke Shimizu’s Poems
and His Visual Artworks
In addition to visual artworks like paintings, since 1998, I have made writing works (stories in Japanese or in English, poems using English, Finnish, Japanese, and other languages). Also, I have been using words in my visual artworks for a long time. Therefore, it is perhaps not surprising, that, since 2003, I have combined my poems with my art, and put my poems in some of my artworks. Sometimes I make poems with some feeling of visual arts and /or some feeling of music. Here in this webpage, you can see some of these poems I wrote. I hope that you enjoy these. Thank you.
Kensuke Shimizu
Contents:
1. FINLAND-SUMMERNESS
a collection of 8 poems, mainly in English, with some Finnish.
This collection of 8 poems was used as part of the Kensuke Shimizu's artwork, Finland Story (see below).
Finland Story
(Including a Collection of 8 Poems, “FINLAND SUMMERNESS”, also Kensuke Shimizu made).
acrylic, ink, pastel, collage (including 8 poems by Kensuke Shimizu), yarn.
size: ”about 137cm” X ”about 100.5cm”(The cloth part is ”about 126.5cm” X ”about 88cm”).
2004-2005 (poems 2000-2005).
Kensuke Shimizu
2. Joen rannalla
Many Finnish words, and also English.
This poem was used as part of the Kensuke Shimizu's artwork, Joen rannalla Riverside (see below).
Joen rannalla Riverside
(Including One Poem “Joen rannalla” also Kensuke Shimizu made).
acrylic, ink, collage. size: F5; 35X27cm. 2005-2006.
Kensuke Shimizu
Contact (Kensuke Shimizu Email):
kenshi@utu.fi
kensu77taide@hotmail.com
1.
FINLAND-SUMMERNESS
The follwing is a collection of 8 poems I wrote, and is entitled FINLAND-SUMMERNESS. These poems were first exhibited as part of my artwork entitled Finland Story, at my solo art exhibition, held at the Corridor Gallery of the International Cultural Centre CAISA, in Helsinki, Finland, in March, 2005. After that, I made this "website version". Thank you.
Kensuke Shimizu
Made by Kensuke Shimizu.
© Copyright 2008 Kensuke Shimizu
All rights reserved.
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FINLAND-SUMMERNESS
Kensuke Shimizu
1.
TASKU
Kensuke Shimizu
TASKU://front pocket of her dress
//
tasku = pocket
She has dresses which have a front pocket.
On a street, when we were walking,
,
I told her, “TASKU,rught?”,
She told me,”Yes,TASKU.”, .. ..
. . . .
And she taught me how to say colors in Finnish. . . .
.. ........ ...
sininen,punainen,valkoinen,etc. . .
(=blue, =red, =white, etc. . .
in a cheerful way. / ............. /
/ / / /
Some of them,I remembered, / / T A S K U / /
but some of them,I forgot. / /.........../ /
/ /
in TASKU, /....................../
her voice,”You should talk more!!!”
my voice,”Yes,I should!!!”
echoing in my mind as if I were inside of some closed space like
TASKU...
2.
ICE CREAM LOVER
Kensuke Shimizu
Eating ice cream in Finland.
A few days ago,
Ice cream car in front of my friend’s car, but no eating
// ////
jäätelöä.
Today eating ice cream.
Explanations of the ice cream in Finland by my friend
the friend told me,
“do you like chocolate?” .
.icecei.
I told her, .creamaec.
“no,I don’t like chocolate.” . .icecreamri. .
/////// ..icecreamceci..
suklaata . .
. .
NO suklaata !!! . .
>< . .
EI chocolate !!! . .
. .
so I chose ice cream without chocolate. .
SÖIN HYVÄÄ JÄÄTELÖÄ SUOMESSA YSTÄVÄNI KANSSA.
the
On the final day,the
we saw again the interesting advertisement of a JÄÄTELÖÄ.
when we were on the bus. ///////////////
the ////road///////
the ///////////////
<the advertisement we had seen
in the movie theater>
///////////////
/////road//////
///////////////
Tampere>-------------------------------------------->Helsinki
Menimme Helsinkiin Tampereelta junalla.....
We went to Helsinki from Tampere by train. i .
In Helsinki, / J c ..
/ Ä e ..
my friend again ate ICE CREAM, / Ä c .
just before saying goodbye. / TE re /
/ LÖÄ am /
/............./
/ /
/ /
/ /
/ /
3.
NAINEN
Kensuke Shimizu
NAINEN=WOMAN
Some of the young women riding their favorite horse<s>.
Some of the young women riding their motorCYCLE<s>.
Some of the young women riding their biCYCLE<s>.
Some of the young women doing water-ski on a lake.
Some of the young women doing jogg-ing at summer nights.
Some of the young women doing car-drive in the morning.
Some of the young women walking with their boyfriend<s>.
Some of the young women walking with their dog<s>.
Some of the young women walking with their shopping bag<s>.
Some of the young women waiting for something to happen.
Some of the young women waiting for dance music to be played.
Some of the young women waiting for cellphone to be rung.
......... //
/.-------./ m lo y //
// //< e d //
//.......// m l d with some
/cphocelph/ << e o y m usual lively cheerful
/cenecellp/ m l y e music melody...
/ellphonec/ <<< e o d ld l e ym d l d
/ephonecel/ m o o y e ody l d e o y e o
/........./ <<<< el m m o l m
4.
MORNING
Kensuke Shimizu
In the morning I cut cheese with JUUSTOHÖYLÄ = cheese cutter
... ...
............. .t. .b.
toastING ... . ....o......r....
waiting for finishING . . . . .a. .e. .
(c ch c > breadING . . . . .s. .a. .
(h ecch c> ING . . . . .t. .d. .
(e ehheehe> ING ... . . ... ... .
(e seeeses> .............. ....t.o.a.s.t.e.r..
( seeeseee >
(above left)> JUUSTOHÖYLÄ ----------------------------------
<---(above right)>two slices of toast at a time this toaster/
myfriendwassurprised<Icannotusethe[JUUSTOHÖYLÄ]well<------- /
/((In my home country,I usually do not use it.))/
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I bought JUUSTOHÖYLÄ in FINLAND..............
I want to use it in JAPAN. ............ .
. /........../ .
. * * * * .
.....*..*.*..*...
.*. * *
. . * *
((.&/)=juustohöylä)> . .
((*)=cheese)> . .
. .
5.
YOU SHOULD TALK MORE! YES! I SHOULD!
Kensuke Shimizu
I was told:
YOU SHOULD TALK MORE!
I told her:
YES! I SHOULD!
This was not the first time I was told this.
My mother also tells me the same thing.
YOU SHOULD TALK MORE!
But the reply is different.
“I KNOW.”(-I’m sorry) (yesIyesI!!!IYESI!!!SE)
(Ishoulds!!!III!!!HS)
Now I realized: (hotalk!!!SHOULDOY)
(uldmor!!!TALKUE)
YES! I SHOULD TALK MORE!!! (etalk!!!MORES)
<<<<<<-->>>>>
YES! YOU(MY FRIEND & MY MOTHER) ARE <<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>> RIGHT.
<<<<<<-->>>>>
YES! I SHOULD TALK MORE!!! (SMORE!!!talke)
(UETALK!!!mordlu)
YES! I SHOULD TALK MORE!!! (OYSHOULD!!!talkoh)
(HS!!!III!!!sshouldI)
YES! I SHOULD TALK MORE!!! (SE!!!IYESI!!!IyesIyes)
6.
PERFECTIONIST
Kensuke Shimizu
perfect?
am I?
tell me.
talk to your mind,
PERFECTIONIST
--------PAAFEKSHONISUT
//////////////
ARE YOU? AM I?
sometimes i do it do it do it
///// ///// /////
again again again,======== ,niaga niaga niaga niaga
, ,
, ,
, ,
in ord4er to get the feeling ot re4dro ni
3 feeling get the3 3
2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
0 ---------- ECSTACY ---------- 0
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3
4 me 4 u 4 u 4 me
////Egyptian///
the feeling of perfect mind, cosmetic box full of /ancient perfume,
,like a comfortable/bedbedbedbedbedbedbedbed ///////// ///////
long-sized/bedbedbedbedbedbedbedbed //u can find @ //
sofa /bedbedbedbedbedbedbedbed //// museum//////
/ w /bedOR,bedbedbedbedbedbed /////////////////
/ o /bed BED WITH bedbedbed/ /
/ l /bedbed A WOMAN’S bedbed / /
/ l /bedbed PERFUME bedbed/ GOOD KISS! /
/ i /bedbedbedbedbedbedbedbed / /
/ p /bedbedbedbedbedbedbedbed / /
=======SENSATION YOU DO NOT WANT TO LOSE========================
// //
it===================it
// in my mind,
it========it
the fear: I might lose it====//
the hope: throw myself with it into a blue tropical ocean,
swimming with a dolphin
in the morning I ate breakfast täydellisesti?
/////// / // // >< ?
aamulla minä söin aamiaista perfectly?
?
?
?
?
? -------------------------------- ? -- --TABLEsurface---
Why? ? .
? >----- did I DROP FOOD into a floor ? . <cleaned in an-
Miksi? ? . <-excellentmanner
? -------------------------------- ?-.--to<theFLOOR---
.
.
.
.
Phone ringing,
Why is the Phone ringing?
SHUT UP!!!
You entered the world which I occupy.......
SHUT UP!!!
Why is the Phone ringing?
Phone ringing,
STILL
RINGING,
in the STILL
of the night.
SHUT UP!!!
I say.
Girlfriend TALKS to me,
U SHUT UP
U U U U
SHUTU
UPU
USHUT
U U U U
PU TUHS U
Then, silence.................
........5,10,12,14minutes.......................................
I CANNOT STAND IT!!!
say the word,
“PERFECT”
call and shout,
the word,
“PERFECT”
................................................................
this space might be an ORCHESTRA PIT,???
----------------------------------------------------------------
NOW I am seeing A THEATRICAL PLAY,
this side=audience & seat, the above=actor & stage,
The play is so NICE that I am deep inside of the story,
OH, I AM ONE OF THEM !!!
-----------------PERFECT...PERFECT...PERFECT--------------------
/// ///
entrance entrance
of the theater
7.
SELF-CONFIDENCE
Kensuke Shimizu
the woman has much self-confidence.
the man(I) has low self-confidence.
the woman is much independent.
the man(I) is /medium (-in his(my)mind?) independent?
/low (-reality?) independent?
the woman - quick.
the man(I) – slow.
the woman starts conversations.
the man(I) waits for something.
the woman drives a car.
the man(I) drives nothing.
the woman is a perfectionist.
the man(I) is a perfectionist.
ideal??? =both the woman & the man(I) have much self-confidence.
ideal??? =both the woman & the man(I) start conversations.
ideal??? =both the woman & the man(I) love ice cream!!!
self-confidence /inside myself/ hits walls.
fresh air /inside walls/ drifts
awareness /inside air / walks
On streets i meet wonderful thoughts.....
touch them gently.....
with myself,
in fascination.....
