Dialogue of 2 waves, 2025, durational performance, two rakes, two participants.
‘Dialogue of 2 waves’ is a performance for the Karensansui (dry stone garden). In its modern interpretation of the traditional Sazon arrangement, in the Edogawa Commemorative Garden you find three stones as islands representing heaven, earth and man floating within a sea of white gravel. This ‘ocean of life’ provides a unique setting for a dialogue to unfold between two invited participants, both zen practioners. Often raked in private, and alone as a form of meditation, here we observe two waves in conversation, crossing, passing, and changing as they encounter one another on the way. The rakes have been custom-made for this performance, with the ability to draw different patterns. And just as the waves emerge, they dissipate––returning the sea to how it begun.
Participants: Sean Loughman and Monika Wunderlin
Photo credit: WolfeWiseCreative
