Rice is Life

Rice is  Life

           If Vincent van gogh had chosen Thailand and Laos ( The southeast asia  landscape is dominated by rice paddies  ) as his home in stead of Auvers-sur-Oise, france perhaps he would have stayed a while in he can enjoy a rustic jungle and villagers life.

           Rice was legacy of ancestor in Thailand and Laos  farmer  and the land is a  marvelous  and beautiful place  But  Farmers who work the party on this planet.

             I have always been inspired by people who work hard, such as these workers in rice plantation that I have observed many times. One season of harvest, I happened to drop by an open field of rice as the workers were busy loading their harvest to a truck. It was late in the afternoon, the sky was gray, but the sunlight hit the workers like a spotlight in a stage play. The workers tie their bundles ear of rice with rice leaves instead of ropes. They are really good at doing this and the leaves are strong, but sometime this rope of rice will cut their hands.

             In natural setting ,the nature plays an important role in regulating the possibilities and  relation  Among  creatures traditions and beliefs are naturally created. I myself could feel the relationship  as such clearly. The relationship of form and space the evolution of the villagers folkway of living and the increasing experience accumulated though time and evolution could help bond the feeling  and artistic expression together.

           I had to capture this moment of the story. While his co-worlers in the rice fields acted as the flow of a melody, he served as the counterflow. This is what inspired me