Appreciation and gratitude, by Japanese shodo artist Sisyu.

stop my sister would be so happy if she knew so many of you guys were wishing her a happy birthday too ☹️☹️

All the elements of the periodic table in the Kichwa language

Jose E. Andino-Enríquez, Manuel A. Andino-Enríquez, Francis E. Hidalgo-Báez, Sisa P. Chalán-Gualán, Santiago D. Gualapuro-Gualapuro, Simone Belli and Michelle B. Chicaiza-Lema recently published in the Journal of Chemical Education a proposal to adapt the names of the 118 elements of the periodic table to Kichwa (Adaptation of the Periodic Table to Kichwa: An Ecuadorian Native Language; J. Chem. Ed., 2022 99 (1), 211-218, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00383).

The authors explain that the Kichwa lacks scientific tools to respond to educational needs, triggering the gradual loss of intercultural diversity. To adapt the periodic table to Kichwa, they took into account the different linguistic variations of the language and the opinion of the speakers. This is the adaptation compared to the Spanish version, the language most widely spoken in Ecuador:

Lo autores explican que que el kichwa carece de herramientas científicas para responder a las necesidades educativas, desencadenando la pérdida gradual de la diversidad intercultural. Para adaptar la tabla periódica al kichwa tuvieron en cuenta las diferentes variaciones lingüísticas del idioma y la opinión de los hablantes. Así quedó la adaptación:

Kichwa Spanish

1 H Yakutiksi Hidrógeno 2 He Hilyu Helio 3 Li Lityu Litio 4 Be Wirilyu Berilio 5 B Puru Boro 6 C Killimsa Carbono 7 N Nitrohinyu Nitrógeno 8 O Wayrasamay Oxígeno 9 F Flur Flúor 10 Ne Nyun Neón 11 Na Sutyu Sodio 12 Mg Maknisyu Magnesio 13 Al Aluminyu Aluminio 14 Si Silisyu Silicio 15 P Puspuru Fósforo 16 S Salliy Azufre 17 Cl Kluru Cloro 18 Ar Arkun Argón 19 K Putasyu Potasio 20 Ca Kalsyu Calcio 21 Sc Iskantyu Escandio 22 Ti Titanyu Titanio 23 V Panatyu Vanadio 24 Cr Krumyu Cromo 25 Mn Mankanisyu Manganeso 26 Fe Hirr Hierro 27 Co Ankasi Cobalto 28 Ni Nikyl Níquel 29 Cu Anta Cobre 30 Zn Zink Zinc 31 Ga Kalyu Galio 32 Ge Hirmanyu Germanio 33 As Arsyniku Arsénico 34 Se Silinyu Selenio 35 Br Prumyu Bromo 36 Kr Kriptun Kriptón 37 Rb Rupityu Rubidio 38 Sr Instrunsyu Estroncio 39 Y Itryu Itrio 40 Zr Zirkunyu Zirconio 41 Nb Nyupyu Niobio 42 Mo Muliptinyu Molibdeno 43 Tc Tiknisyu Tecnecio 44 Ru Rutinyu Rutenio 45 Rh Rutyu Rodio 46 Pd Palatyu Paladio 47 Ag Kullki Plata 48 Cd Katmyu Cadmio 49 In Intyu Indio 50 Sn Istanyu Estaño 51 Sb Antimonyu Antimonio 52 Te Tiluryu Telurio 53 I Iwtyu Yodo 54 Xe Sinun Xenón 55 Cs Sisyu Cesio 56 Ba Paryu Bario 57 La Lantanyu Lantano 58 Ce Siryu Cerio 59 Pr Prasyutimyu Praseodimio 60 Nd Nyutimyu Neodimio 61 Pm Prumisyu Prometio 62 Sm Samaryu Samario 63 Eu Yurupyu Europio 64 Gd Katulinyu Gadolinio 65 Tb Tirpyu Terbio 66 Dy Tisprusyu Disprosio 67 Ho Hulmyu Holmio 68 Er Irpyu Erbio 69 Tm Tulyu Tulio 70 Yb Itirpyu Iterbio 71 Lu Lutisyu Lutecio 72 Hf Hafnyu Hafnio 73 Ta Tantalyu Tántalo 74 W Ulpramyu Wolframio 75 Re Rinyu Renio 76 Os Usmyu Osmio 77 Ir Irityu Iridio 78 Pt Platinyu Platino 79 Au Kuri Oro 80 Hg Mirkuryu Mercurio 81 Tl Talyu Talio 82 Pb Antaki Plomo 83 Bi Pismutyu Bismuto 84 Po Polunyu Polonio 85 At Astatyu Astato 86 Rn Ratun Radón 87 Fr Fransyu Francio 88 Ra Ratyu Radio 89 Ac Aktinyu Actinio 90 Th Turyu Torio 91 Pa Prutaktinyu Protactinio 92 U Uranyu Uranio 93 Np Niptunyu Neptunio 94 Pu Plutonyu Plutonio 95 Am Amerisyu Americio 96 Cm Kuryu Curio 97 Bk Pirkilyu Berkelio 98 Cf Kalifurnyu Californio 99 Es Instinyu Einstenio 100 Fm Firmyu Fermio 101 Md Mintilipyu Mendelevio 102 No Nupilyu Nobelio 103 Lw Lawrinsyu Lawrencio 104 Rf Rutirfurtyu Rutherfordio 105 Db Tupnyu Dubnio 106 Sg Syapurhyu Seaborgio 107 Bh Puhryu Bohrio 108 Hs Hasyu Hasio 109 Mt Mitniryu Meitnerio 110 Ds Tarmastatyu Darmstatio 111 Rg Runtihinyu Roentgenio 112 Cn Kupirnisyu Copernicio 113 Nh Nihunyu Nihonio 114 Fl Flirupyu Flerovio 115 Mc Muskupyu Moscovio 116 Lv Lipirmuryu Livermorio 117 Ts Tinisyu Teneso 118 Og Ukanisun Oganesón

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Reprinted with permission from “Adaptation of the Periodic Table to Kichwa: An Ecuadorian Native Language. Author: Jose E. Andino-Enríquez, Manuel A. Andino-Enríquez, Francis E. Hidalgo-Báez, et al. Publication:  Journal of Chemical Education Publisher: American Chemical Society. Date: Jan 1, 2022. Copyright © 2022, American Chemical Society”.

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What a Loving, and Beautiful World

Sisyu + teamLab, 2011-, Interactive Digital Installation, Endless, Calligraphy: Sisyu, Sound: Hideaki Takahashi

When people stand near the characters, the worlds that the characters embody will appear, influencing one another to create a single world.

Elements that are born from the characters appear at various positions within the space, and the physical influences and connections between them create a single world. For example, if the wind blows, it will affect the rain, snow, and flowers. Birds will alight in trees, and butterflies will gather around flowers. Just as in nature, the scenery at this moment can never be seen again.

SISYU

http://www.e-sisyu.com/en/works/thosewith

YOOOO NEW 3HZ ORIGINAL ANIME

Healer Girl is a "new-style musical healing animation" that depicts a world where "healers" who heal people with songs are active. The main cast includes Isobe Hanabusa of the Healer Girls, a female voice acting unit that has been active since this year, and Isobe has been cast as Kana Fujii, Horiuchi Marina as Reimi Goshiro, Kumada Akane as Hibiki Morishima, and Yoshitake Sisyu as Sonia Yanagi. The animation is produced by Studio 3Hz, directed by Yasuhiro Irie, series composition and script by Noboru Kimura, and character design by Yukie Akiya. The teaser visual depicts Kana Fujii, Reimi Goshiro, Hibiki Morishima, and Sonia Yanagi lying down.

Fuck I’m excited, and also super relieved to hear this. Flip Flappers in 2016 was a great original, but Oshiyama left the studio. Princess Principal in 2017 was a great original, but 3Hz is having no part in Crown Handler. Come 2018 and we only had adaptations - the admittedly great SAOAGGO, though it still needed a recap episode, and Rifle Is Beautiful, which looked ugly as sin and had a pretty bad production, alongside just having none of the studio’s flair. Things look up in 2019 with BlackFox, but the production troubles for that were so intense that what was intended to be a TV anime became just a movie instead. Finally we get a bishie boy mobage adaptation where they work alongside P.A. Works - it didn’t look great, it again had none of the studio’s charms, and the scheduling issues were so intense that the show got delayed an entire season.

I mean the TL;DR is just that 3Hz fell from grace. All I can hope is that Healer Girl is the return they need.

Sisyu painting at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art (26/12/2019)

Exposition Ombre et lumière, nouvelles figures de calligraphie

Exposition Ombre et lumière, nouvelles figures de calligraphie

Du 17 novembre au 6 décembre,  Mizen Fine Art International vous accueille pour vous faire découvrir l’univers de l’artiste Sisyu. L’inauguration de cette exposition est prévue le 16 novembre. 

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風薫る想,  by shodo artist Sisyu (2017)

A Postcard Tour

One-take experiment with postcards and postcard-shaped advertisements.

Finding new shapes and images within images.

All footage and editing by me

Postcards include art by Sisyu as well as designs and photography by others. All images belong to their respective owners and are only used here for non-commercial transformative work.

This is my first soundtrack made on Cakewalk. I used free instruments from Spitfire Labs.

One Step at a Time, by shodo artist Sisyu.

happy birthday my pretty angel sayu (and to sisyu too 😋) <33 i hope you have the bestest day ever and that you get to eat your favourite foods and your cake is the yummiest youve ever eaten 🫶🏼

thank you prettiest girl ann !!! we are eating our fav foods today hehe i love you i’ll pack some cake for you and we can have a lil picnic tomorrow 🫶

I was very excited to see Wagakki Band return to New York after a three-year absence. In the music industry, three years may as well be an eternity. I’d been listening to their new music, but I hadn’t had an opportunity to see how they’ve grown as a live band. That chance finally arrived, thanks to the Kinoshita Group and Japan Night.

I arrived at the  theater early, and was able to watch Kurona and Daisuke go through the sound check while Sisyu prepped the calligraphy. In retrospect, I wish I had paid more attention to what Sisyu was doing. I didn’t realize just how complex her performance was going to be, but I’ll get to that.

Photo Credit Eric Chu

The show began with Sisyu’s calligraphy presentation. Daisuke and Kurona provided traditional music in accompaniment. The display began as a fairly straightforward event. She painted the outline of a bird of prey. The first sign that something was up, though, was when she painted something on the upper-left of the piece in a clear liquid. There was nothing that we in the audience could see. Sisyu proceeded to go behind the piece. We saw colors fill in around the clear portions that she had painted. That was unexpected and quite cool. Sisyu posted a time-lapse video of the process.

Photo Credit Eric Chu

With the calligraphy display finished, the rest of the band joined Kurona and Daisuke on stage. Yuko came to the front and addressed the audience. It was showtime.

Photo Credit Eric Chu

They opened with Akatsukino Ito (sans dragon; customs held firm on this one). They briefly addressed the audience before jumping into Ikusa (remind me never to get into a sword fight with Wasabi).

Photo Credit: Eric Chu

After that, the group switched gears, and showed off their traditional chops with Yoshiwara Lament. There was a brief break while they thanked the audience and spoke about returning to New York.

Photo Credit: Cool Japan Music

Next up was Strong Fate. After that they performed a pair of instrumentals in Tohno Monogatari Kyuuyon and Homura. Check out Homura if you want to see just how talented they are when they want to rock.

Photo Credit: Cool Japan Music

Holmes of Kyoto fans quickly recognized ending theme song Sasame Yuki, but I’m curious how many people were also familiar with Koi no Shizuku (For Love’s Sake). Sasame Yuki was the theme song for the film.

There was another brief address, before they slowed things down a bit with Okino Tayu.

Photo Credit: Cool Japan Music

No Wagakki Band show is complete without a Kurona/Wasabi drum duet. As a Rush fan, drum solos will always hold a special place in my heart. Kurona and Wasabi do a great job of playing off each other, so that was a treat.

Photo Credit: Eric Chu

Kishikaisei was up next. Despite coming out in 2016, the video seems perfectly suited to Japan 2020. The flame has been lit.

We knew they weren’t going to return to New York without performing Senbonzakura. The song blew me away the first time I heard it. Seeing it live was when I realized Wagakki Band were off-the-charts in terms of raw talent. Hearing it again in 2019 was a nostalgic moment for me.

Some things have changed about Wagakki Band; they’ve moved away from being a pure rock band. Instead, they have leaned in on their traditional Japanese music. In accordance with that, they’ve further balanced their sound. I could close my eyes and hear all seven instruments distinctly. That’s impressive, given how much louder Machiya’s guitar can be relative to Kiyoshi’s koto.

Photo Credit: Eric Chu

The performance itself was electric. Machiya is still the rock god I remember from Los Angeles (where he channeled Jimi Hendrix for the national anthem). Daisuke and Kurona remain masters of the shakuhachi flute and wadaiko drums, respectively. I must confess, though, that I don’t have any frame of reference to compare Kiyoshi’s koto skills to aside from himself. How many modern bands have a koto player? He remained at least as good as I remember him. Certainly, though, this was the performance where I could hear his notes the clearest.

Japan Night 2019 – Wagakki Band – Kiyoshi

It’s with Asa, Beni, and Wasabi that I noticed clear evolution in their play. Asa’s stage persona was much fiercer than it was in L.A.. Likewise, Beni’s solos were faster and more aggressive than I remember. She plays a thick-necked Tsugaru Shamisen. It’s built to withstand quite a beating. Her play was a particular highlight this time around.

As for Wasabi, his play was a mix of what I had previously seen from him. He had the same energy I had seen in L.A., combined with the technique he showed at Irving Plaza. I guess that’s what three years of experience on the kit gets you.

Photo Credit: Eric Chu

Photo Credit: Eric Chu

Yuko released a mini solo album titled Cradle of Eternity in 2016. It’s worth checking out to see what she sounds like in a prototypical rock band. Don’t let the solo side project fool you, though; she remains the committed leader of Wagakki Band. Speaking of commitment, Yuko noted that the long-sleeved Furisode she was wearing is only worn by single women. A good tip, there. Her English training showed throughout the show, as she was comfortable addressing the crowd in English.

Photo Credit: Eric Chu

If you’re curious about her classical piano skills, they’re still sharp. Daisuke and Kiyoshi shine, as well. Also, that koto is bloody enormous.

I was able to speak briefly with Yuko and Kurona after the show. It was Kurona’s birthday week, so we took a moment to commemorate it. We chatted about her English/ninja training. The English training is clearly paying off. I don’t want to find out about the ninja training.

Hopefully, we’ll see Wagakki Band return to America in 2020. It was a wonderful performance, and the crowd loved it.

Set List:

Akatsukino Ito

Ikusa

Yoshiwara Lament

Strong Fate

Tohno Monogatari Kyuuyon

En + Shamisen (Homura)

Sasame Yuki

Okino Tayu

Wadaiko Drum Battle

Kishikaisei

Senbonzakura

Hyde headlined the show. Unfortunately, I was only able to stay for a few songs. I would have loved to see Hyde’s live performance of the Duran Duran classic Ordinary World. From what I saw, though, Hyde still brings it. A comprehensive review from Ken Pierce should go up at Piercing Metal in a few weeks.

FAKE DEVINE

AFTER LIGHT

INSIDE OF ME

OUT

DON’T HOLD BACK

ZIPANG

WHO’S GONNA SAVE US

UNDERWORLD

ANOTHER MOMENT

SICK

MAD QUALIA

ORDINARY WORLD

  Wagakki Band Rocks Japan Night 2019 I was very excited to see Wagakki Band return to New York after a three-year absence. In the music industry, three years may as well be an eternity.

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