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In Japan, it is known as chanoyu or sad? Chanoyu literally means "hot water for tea" and usually refers to the ceremony itself. The tea ceremony is a moment of sharing that forms part of the wider philosophy of...
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Buto is a contemporary dance form founded in the 1960s by the Japanese dancers Tatsumi Hijikata (1928-1986) and Kazuo Ono (1906-2010). Hijikata created a form of expression that was transcultural, transgressive and revolutionary, rejecting institutionalised artistic styles but sometimes making reference to...
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It was in the Sôrak mountains in South Korea that we met Park Dong Jun, a member of the Simmani brotherhood of wild ginseng seekers. Photographer Pierre Bessard had the privilege of following him on his quest for this now extremely rare root. A plant so sacred and precious that only the "chosen" of Sansin (or Sanshin), the mountain spirit, can find her after dreamlike visions and ritual purification.
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The giraffe women, Burmese refugees from the Padaung ethnic group, are confined to villages guarded by the Thai authorities.
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In Borneo, in Sarawak, we met an Iban tribe and spent a few days in a longhouse, a traditional "longhouse" sometimes described as a "village under one roof". A habitat perfectly adapted to the equatorial environment, but threatened...
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