![]() ![]() ![]() Similarly charming artwork illustrates the interconnectedness among nature, children, and creativity in six other episodic expeditions featuring distinct themes: “A Sea of Grass” “A Night of Stars” “Watermelon” (used as a boat) “A Window to the Sky” “Walnuts” (envisioned as coffee shop, bakery, and much more) and “Forest Ice” (evoking multicolored frozen treats in various flavors). ![]() It ultimately leads to an anthropomorphic pond that not only “blows water into the hose as hard as it can,” but also recedes “back to being its tiny, peaceful self at Sato’s playful signal that he’s done. As he tends to the garden, a blue hose winds, looking rather like a stream, along a bucolic, tree-studded landscape with romping animals. At the outset, Haneru Sato, a pale-skinned, black-haired lad, adopts both the identity and the likeness of a rabbit, thereby embracing alternate ways of experiencing the world. This Japanese import emphasizes perspectives-especially those belonging to children who improvise and innovate on prosaic tasks and the minutiae of daily life. A child’s vivid imagination transforms everyday activities into magical interactions. ![]()
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