God does not play dice.

LIME RESORT HAKONE （HAKONE, December 2024）

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Humans are often described as being multifaceted. With a blend of good, bad, and countless other sides, no single perspective can fully capture who we are.

When rolling dice, the more dice you add, the harder it becomes to roll the same number on all of them. Similarly, the complexity of today’s world may be tied to the number of people and the many sides they each possess. It’s challenging to truly understand someone’s pain unless you share their perspective or experience their struggles firsthand. Some realities, like the impossibility of altering one’s birth circumstances or a man bearing children, remain immutable.

There’s a story about Newton confirming light’s refraction through a prism and linking the seven colors of the rainbow to musical scales. If we could transmit the essence of our multifaceted nature—like wavelengths of light—would we be able to observe and understand ourselves with greater precision? If so, I’d like to imagine that this essence could manifest as a beautiful melody, like the harmony of music.

Artists, in their own absurd and almost blindly devoted way, continue to create works as a means of exploring humanity’s inherent complexity. This endeavor might seem like rolling dice endlessly, without purpose. Yet sometimes, this randomness transcends language, borders, and perspectives, stirring the hearts of others. Perhaps this is the mystery and essence of art itself.

Caesar declared, “The die is cast,” while Einstein stated, “God does not play dice.” These great historical figures, too, must have grappled with fate and destiny, enduring inner turmoil and setbacks, yet never ceasing in their pursuit of the unknown.


Mitsumasa KADOTA  (November 2024)

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