Beginning of the journey
2021.12.19
I received the mail through my website, which I rarely used.
The mail from Shoko, who runs the cafe “Sazanami House“ in Nagashima Aiseien Place, is the National Sanatorium for Hansen's Disease.
The movie she attached in the mail includes such a beautiful sea and good food she cooked, and I was interested in the island where people with Lapugy live and how they lived their ordinary daily lives. I want to experience their daily life through my body.
When we faced COVID-19, I felt the day was so long, and I could not feel lively. So, when I read “About IKIGAI -Mieko Kamiya” in Sazanami's house, I thought I had touched the most important things for me as an interpreter, researcher, friend, family member, and CODA(Children of deaf adults).
During these 10 years, I met a lot of wonderful worlds that people have. Sometimes, I should find a way to translate between different senses. Through the translation work, I fell lost in the translation; for example, how to share the meaning of “bright“ for a deaf-blind person. We investigate the connection point of each worlds. The experience and meaning of “bright“are always different in my world from his world.
What is “Light“? …mm, light is like rain. It falls straight and reflects on the earth. For example, when you feel raindrops on your skin, light also falls on all objects. “Bright“ is the reflection of light and objects. He caught the meaning of “Bright, " and then his world and my world became connected and heated. What is next? He started to run his world. I have always felt that this connection brings “IKIGAI, “crush, and impulse.
What is the sense of connection, and how can the world be touched?