Motoi Yamamoto was born in Onomichi, Hiroshima in 1966 and received his B.A. from Kanazawa College of Art in 1995.
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Murakami’s Oysters
Haruki Murakami, by danetta This is a post about oysters and the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. In a speech
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Introduction In the context of an online course I am taking, I recently read von Clausewitz’s “On War” and from
Continue readingPutti Sculptures from three periods: Hellenistic, (late) Renaissance, and Neoclassicism
Introduction The Italian word “putto” is derived from the Latin word “putus”, meaning “boy” or “child”. In this post I
Continue readingPost facto notes: Greek General Elections – September 2015
On the day the new Government of Greece is sworn in office, I would like to offer some post facto
Continue readingThoughts on the Greek General Elections – September 2015
One day before Greek citizens go to the polls for the third time in 2015, I would like to offer some
Continue readingSoap Production in Greece – Η Ελληνική Σαπωνοποιϊα
Το Σαπούνι από ελαιόλαδο χρησιμοποιείται εδώ και αιώνες στη Μεσόγειο, τόσο για την προσωπική υγιεινή όσο και ως γενικής χρήσης
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Ολον αυτόν τον καιρό που ξετυλίγεται το Ελληνικό Δράμα, αλλά ιδιαίτερα απο τον Ιανουάριο 2015, ακούω και παρατηρώ με ιδιαίτερη
Continue readingThe Greek Referendum of the 5th July 2015 – An imaginary dialogue
On Sunday 5th July the Greek people will vote on a non – existing issue, whether we accept or not
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επί ξυρού ακμής = στην κόψη του ξυραφιού… on razor’s edge… Greece is on razor’s edge. The fact that Greece
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