Coming Full Circle and returning with Enso 2007 to San Francisco I attended the 21st Annual Japanese New Year’s Bell Ringing Ceremony (Joya no kane) at the Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Art and Culture. The ancient Japanese tradition of striking a temple bell 108 times to purify the old year and welcome the new one is one of the most beautiful in the world. The Japanese bell in the collection of the Asian Art Museum is a treasure made by Tachibana Kyubei for the Daienji Temple, Tajima Province in 1532.

When I was selected for the 12th ring of the bell I felt the incredible destiny of Enso 2007 once again as 12 is a number central to the project. The highlight of the day was speaking with Forrest McGill, Chief Curator and Wattis Curator of South and Southeast Asian Art, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.