Wishing you a new year filled with wonder, peace, and meaning.

‘Miracle Pine Tree’ in Rikuzen-takada, Iwate, Japan, on Sept.10th 2012,
photographed just two days before it was cut down as part of project to preserve it.

 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/09/miracle-pine-tree-removed-in-tsunami-ravaged-city/

MTA To "Revisit" Installing Sliding Doors In Subway Stations?

http://gothamist.com/2012/12/29/mta_to_revisit_installing_sliding_d.php

Tokyo Metro subway already has the sliding doors ( = Suicide Prevention Barriers).

Other Platform gates, half-height (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi line)

"The Tokyo Metro began installing barriers in 1991, with the opening of the Namboku Line, and subsequently on the Marunouchi and Fukutoshin lines.

In August 2012 the Japanese government announced plans to install barriers at stations used by 100,000 or more people per day, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism allotted 36 million yen ($470,800) for research and development of the system the 2011-2012 fiscal year. A difficulty was the fact that some stations are used by different types of trains with different designs, making barrier design a challenge.^[9]

As of November 2012, only 34 of 235 stations with over 100,000 users per day were able to implement the plan. The ministry stated that 539 of approximately 9,500 train stations across Japan have barriers. Of the Tokyo Metro stations, 78 of 179 have some type of platform barrier."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_screen_doors

"Exposure" at Ceres gallery, reception on Dec 20th #2

"Exposure" at Ceres gallery, reception on Dec 20th

Recollections: From New York to Tokyo Photography, Dec. 18 -Jan.3

Masayo Nishimura
Recollections: From New York to Tokyo
Photography

Ceres Gallery
547 West 27th St Suite 201 New York, NY 10001

December 18, 2012 – January 3rd, 2013
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 12pm - 6pm and Thursday 12-8pm.
 (closed on Dec. 25 & Jan. 1st)

Opening Reception,
Thursdays, December 20th & 27th, 6pm - 8pm

 Ceres gallery is pleased to present Masayo Nishimura’s Recollections: From New York to Tokyo, an exhibition of Nishimura’s photographs. The Opening Reception will take place on Thursday, December 20th & 27th, from 6pm until 8pm. The artist will be present.

As a part of group show "Exposure", this exhibition features Nishimura’s color photographs that capture everyday moments in Tokyo & New York at subway stations. After shooting subway stations in New York for a decade, Nishimura returns to her native land and continues capturing everyday scene in the Tokyo subway.

With her spontaneous casual style, the artist is able to transform an everyday scene into a unique expression. All the shots are taken with a 35 mm film camera and hand-printed by the artist.

For more information please contact Stefany Benson, Director at:
Ceres Gallery 547 West 27th St Suite 201 New York, NY 10001

phone : 212-947-6100
art@ceresgallery.org
http://ceresgallery.org/

Masayo Nishimura:
mniart@aol.com
http://multisoup.com