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Hatsuyume. The three auspicious subjects of the first dream of the year: Mount Fuji, a hawk, and an eggplant. In Japanese culture, a hatsuyume ( Japanese: 初夢) is the first dream one has in the new year. Traditionally, the contents of such a dream would foretell the luck of the dreamer in the ensuing year.
Hatsuyume (初夢), nella cultura giapponese, è la parola con cui si indica il primo sogno dopo il capodanno. Tradizionalmente, il contenuto del sogno sognato dal sognatore predirebbe eventi prosperi per l'anno venturo. In Giappone, la notte del 31 dicembre di solito si passava in bianco, di conseguenza l'hatsuyume era il sogno del 1º gennaio.
8 nov 2013 · Hatsu-Yume (First Dream) is Bill Viola’s masterpiece, the greatest work by one of the most important video artists in the world. A spiritual allegory equating light and dark with life and death. Hatsu-Yume was produced in Japan in 1981 while Viola was artist-in-residence at the Sony Corporation.
Hatsu-Yume (First Dream). 1981. Video (color, sound). 56 min. Acquired through the generosity of Catherine V. Meacham Durgin. 485.1982. © 2024 Bill Viola. Media and Performance.
Bill Viola's Hatsu-Yume, a view of the world shaped by a dream in Japan. Bill Viola lived in Japan for nearly a year and half in the 1980s where, in addition to studying Zen Buddhism and traditional performing arts such as Noh theater, he gained access to some of the most advanced color video equipment at the time.
Hatsu Yume (First Dream) Bill Viola, Hatsu Yume (First Dream), 1981, 56 minutes, color, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.17, © 1981 Bill Viola. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY. Zoom.
“Hatsu-Yume” is Japanese for the first prophetic dream in the new year. For Bill Viola, this is an archetypal dream, a dream that any person could have. Bill Viola made this video work in Japan, where he lived for 18 months, immersing himself in the culture and Zen Buddhism.
