2025
2021
Cultivational Practice
2025 - ongoing
New York City
Curent Participants: 1
Send me your self portrait on the stree you pick up trash,
I will add it to this page and archive.
hirayama@daiasano.com
Essay: Hirayama Practice
Description
Every morning, I practice Hirayama from Perfect Days.
I wake up around 5:30 or 6 am and start my morning rituals.
I go to bathroom,
drink two cup of water,
prepare hot water with a slice of lemon and creatine,
and start stretching for 15 minutes.
After that I do two moxa on my hands,
write some thoughts while drinking a cup of lemon hot water,
read a book for 15 minutes,
meditate for 30 minutes.
and go to the street in front of my apartment, pick up litter and sweep with a broom.
Anyone can practice Hirayama.
1. Tools
Sign up for “Adopt Your Spot” at sanitation foundation.
You get the tools you need, like a grabber and trash bags, for free.
2. When to clean
Suggestion: 7 am
I recommend going out early in the morning, around 6:45 or 7 a.m.
The streets are more quiet.
Waking up early also gives you more time afterward.
3. How to Clean
Don’t try to clean the whole area.
Just focus on your step and pick one at a time.
Clean as much as you can, and as much as you want.
4. How to Continue
Start small.
You can do this once or twice a week.
If you enjoy it, come back more.
It is like workout.
You wouldn’t start squatting 225 lbs on your first day.
I go to the street on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, sometimes on Saturday too.
I usually spend 1 hour which fills the 30 gallons bag, and it is only a block.
Find a rhythm you can sustain.
This is not an event. It is a practice.
5. How to Play
I say hello to people I see again.
They’ll start saying hello too
Some people say thank you.
A local coffee shop, Park at Kims,
once gave me a cup of coffee and they also clean the street.
- Grabber
- Gloves
- Trash Bags
- Broom
- Dustpan
April 23rd, 2025
8:30 am - 9:30 am
42 St Bryant Park - 5 Av
I was captivated by the acoustics of the space and the steady flow of commuters heading to work. My aim was to activate the movement inherent in the site. The vowels echoed through the corridor, reshaping the mundane into a space of shifting, heightened perception.
The Annual Summer Benefit
July 27, 2024
Performance
20 choirs
Presented as part of the Watermill Center’s Annual Summer Benefit, the work functioned as a transitional space, situated between everyday life and the realm of art. I referenced the Japanese tea ceremony's "Roji," in between an entrance and a tea room. To reach the main event area, guests walked through the piece, their senses immersed in layered vocal tones. The soundscape served to wash away the residue of daily life, preparing them for the heightened experience of the evening.
Maria Baranova
and
Lindsay Morris
Ma, in between.
Video Installation,
Two LCD Displays,
48 minutes
Loop
2024
Video Performance
I walked for six hours, from one point to another, in synchronization with the sun’s movement.
2024
Video Performance
13min
2024
Video Performance
13min