Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies

Series | Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies
Volume 21 | Edited book | The Aesthetics of Emptiness

The Aesthetics of Emptiness

Voids, Fullness, Sounds, Silences, Presences, Absences

open access | peer reviewed
    edited by
  • Silvia Rivadossi - Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia - email orcid profile
  • Cecilia Franchini - Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello, Venezia - email
  • Bonaventura Ruperti - Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia - email orcid profile

Abstract
This volume follows the International Festival Japan Contemporary Arts in Venice The Aesthetics of Emptiness, organised between 21 and 24 February 2022 by Benedetto Marcello Music Conservatory in Venice, the Department of Asian and North African Studies of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and Venice Academy of Fine Arts (institutions united in the Study in Venice project), with the generous support of the Japan Foundation. During the Festival, musical performances, concerts, workshops, meetings with Japanese artists, and conferences led participants to immerse themselves in Japanese arts and culture. The structure of the volume is designed to allow the reader to relive these experiences, also through multimedia content, and to explore some of the themes that emerged. The first section is dedicated to the events curated by Benedetto Marcello Music Conservatory and Venice Academy of Fine Arts, while the second brings together some of the contributions presented during the conference organised by the Department of Asian and North African Studies. The various essays revolve around the themes of sound, silence, emptiness, fullness, presence, and absence, and are dedicated to the memory of Bonaventura Ruperti.

Keywords EmptinessLettera alla madreHagiwara SakutarōAesthetic of EmptinessBushiCalligraphy-paintingFūkeironYouthBuddhismTanizaki Jun’ichirōJapanese musicJapanese literatureShōGovernmentalityCinemaAKA Serial KillerMori MarikoEstetica del vuotoMedieval JapanEtude IIIAuto-orientalismoAestheticsJapanese film musicNoh musicDocumentaryAkutagawa RyūnosukeJapan aestheticsJapanese cinemaZeami MotokiyoArchitecture and emptinessFilm genresSoundtrackMusic composition and childhood memoryNoh theaterLost decadesOguri KōheiAdachi MasaoSuzuki DaisetsuSynaesthesiaJapanese modernismCalligraphyEdogawa RanpoGreek lullaby Κοιμήσου καί παρήγγειλαJapanese ink painting (sumie)Silence and soundHosokawaMaJapanese artZenJapanese mouth organToshio Hosokawa

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-701-2 | e-ISBN 978-88-6969-701-2 | ISBN (PRINT) 978-88-6969-702-9 | Number of pages 200 | Published April 21, 2023 | Language en, it