ボリビアの旅 BOLIVIA vol.5 / Laguna Colorada - Laguna Verde (1998)

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- to Laguna Colorada -

Day 2 of the Land Cruiser trip, yesterday and today we are on different planets.

ランクルの旅、2日目。昨日と今日は別の惑星。

A large flock of flamingos on a lake at an altitude of 3,500 meters. I wasn't even sure if I was surprised because there was already too much of everything.

標高3,500mの湖にフラミンゴの大群。自分が驚いているのかさえ、よくわからなかった。もう、なんでもありすぎて。

Lunch for the living. The reason it tastes so good is because life is rare here.

生きるためのランチ。やけに美味しいのは、ここでは生命が稀だから。

This rock will fall someday as it is scraped by the wind. I would like to be there when it happens, but it seems impossible with this body.

風に削られて、いつか落ちる。その時に立ち会いたいけど、この身体じゃ無理っぽい。

- Laguna Colorada -

Tonight's lodging was on the shores of a red lake. I felt like I was no longer on the earth.

今夜の宿は赤い湖の畔。もう、地球にいない気がしていた。

- to Laguna Verde -

                      

Running on freshly awakened planet.

目覚めたばかりの星を走る。

                                                     

Steam from pores.

毛穴から蒸気。

Every time this planet looks like a living thing, I feel a little relieved. Even if there are no eyes or mouths, even if its growth and death are ambiguous, if everything is alive, I feel a little less afraid.

この星が生き物のように見える度、少し安心する。目や口が無くても、成長や死が曖昧でも、全てが生きているとしたら、少し怖くなくなる。

Natural Steam Bath.

天然サウナ。

A luxurious morning bath.

贅沢な朝風呂。

- Laguna Verde -

I was plenty surprised, thank you.

たっぷり驚いた。ごちそうさまでした。

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ボリビアの旅 BOLIVIA vol.4 / Uyuni - San Juan (1998)

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- Uyuni  ウユニ -

Another new expression of this planet.

また新しい、この星の表情。

The Land Cruiser continues to drive at breakneck speed. The white expands to 360 degrees all the way to the point of anxiety.

猛スピードで走り続けるランクル。不安になるほど、ずっとずっと、360度、白。

It is natural that there is an island because it is a lake. An island of cactus suddenly appeared in a white, dry world.

湖だから島がある。白く乾いた世界に突然現れたサボテンの島。

Everything is hazy in the strong reflected light. Blue, brown, and green are all illusions for a moment.

強い反射光に全てが霞む。青も茶色も緑も一瞬の幻。

Salt water springs up from the cracks of the salt lake. My hands, immersed in the cold salt water, instantly dried up and turned completely white.

塩湖の割れ目には塩水が湧く。冷たい塩水に浸した両手は、一瞬で乾いて真っ白になった。

                           

It's simply fun.

もう単純に、たのしい。

- San Juan -

Someone is living here, and that fact alone is reassuring.

誰かがここで生活してる、それだけで安心。

I believed that our playground would never disappear. That's why I could say bye-bye every day. I don't remember the last day I played with all those faces.

遊び場は無くならないと思ってた。だから毎日バイバイできてた。いつのまにか遊ばなくなった顔々と最後に遊んだ日なんて覚えていない。

Climbing the hill with a bottle of red wine, knowing it would go well with the setting sun.

赤ワインを抱えて丘を登る。夕陽によく合うことはわかっていたから。

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ボリビアの旅 BOLIVIA vol.3 / Potosi (1998)

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- Potosi  ポトシ -

At an altitude of about 4,000 meters, this brown town silently emerges like a chameleon.

標高約4,000m。カメレオンのように浮かび上がる茶色の街。

Deep blue on the ceiling of this city with no sea or lake. Perhaps people need this color.

海も湖も無いこの街の天井には深い青。たぶん、人にはこの色が必要。

                                                                                                                     

To the depths of the mine, with dynamite and coca leaves as gifts.

鉱山の地底へ。ダイナマイトとコカの葉を手土産に。

Here, it takes about 2 hours with chisels and hammers to dig out the 80 cm that can be dug out in 5 minutes with a digging machine. Because the labor cost is lower than the cost of the machine and its fuel.

採掘機で5分で掘れる80cm。ここではノミと金鎚で約2時間。機械より人件費の方が安いからと。

Filling the mouth full of coca leaves to cheat away hunger and exhaustion.

口いっぱいにコカの葉。食欲と疲れをごまかすために。

A clay figure enshrined deep in the mine. This is a different world from the above ground, so an underground god who loves the underground is needed.

鉱山の奥に祀られた土人形。ここは地上とは別の世界だから、地底を愛する地底の神様が必要。

From morning till night they swing their chisels in the darkness where they can't take a step without a light, in the heart of the city closest to the sky in the world.

世界一空に近い街で、ライトが無いと一歩も動けない暗闇の中、朝から晩までノミを振るう。

I thought that metal, which is only obtainable in the dark, could not possibly be inherently necessary for human beings. But my body, exposed to the sun, was covered in various metals. When I put a cigarette in my mouth, even the tip of the lighter had metal on it.

暗闇でしか手に入らない金属というものが、人間に本来必要であるわけが無いと思った。でも、太陽にさらされた身体は金属だらけ。煙草をくわえたら、ライターの先にも金属。

There are those who laugh.

笑う者あり。

                                                                                                         

                                                                                                         

I can eat anything, funny enough.

何でも食える。可笑しいくらい何でも食えてる。

Surely, there are many small miscalculations engraved in it. The human rhythm that produces miscalculations is the secret of beauty.

きっと、小さな誤算が沢山刻まれている。誤算を生む人間のリズムが、美しさの秘密。

I overslept, missed the bus, and because of that, I bumped into my friend again. It's totally magical.

寝坊して、バス乗り過ごして、誰かと再会。まったく不思議だなぁ。

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ボリビアの旅 BOLIVIA vol.2 / Tiwanaku (1998)

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- Tiwanaku  ティワナク -

Too much space and not enough things, this is a too ruinous ruin.

あまりに広く、すっかすか。遺跡すぎる遺跡。

Gate of the Sun. A single big stone makes me imagine all the buildings and people that have left.

太陽の門。たった一枚の巨石が、去っていった全ての建物と人を感じさせてくれる。

It is a human habit to look for meaning in all patterns.

すべての模様に意味を探してしまうのが人間の癖。

                                                                                                             

A gentle wall that protects us from the wind and holds the solar heat. But it did not save me from sudden rain.

風を防ぎ、太陽の熱を蓄えてくれる優しき壁。しかし、降りだした雨からは助けてくれなかった。

The wind was blowing very strong, and the huge stone, which did not seem to be affected by the wind at all, looked lonely.

風が、やけに強くて、ビクともしない石の塊が、やけに寂しそうで。

                                           

Since when? For how long? Not sure.

いつから？ いつまで？ さあね。

                     

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ボリビアの旅 BOLIVIA vol.1 / La Paz (1998)

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- to La Paz  ラ・パス へ -

The bus drives along the shores of Lake Titicaca. The sky and the lake reflect each other so closely.

ティティカカ湖畔をバスは進む。空と湖が、こんなに近くで互いを映す。

The clouds, really, were almost within reach.

雲、ホントに届きそうだった。

A whole bus on a small ferry. Another surprise and laughter.

バスまるごと渡し舟。また驚き笑い。

                                                                                                                   

Snapping.

ぱっちん。

- La Paz  ラ・パス -

Suddenly an unusual view in a small car window. Immediately, I asked the bus to stop and slowly digested the view I had never imagined.

小さな車窓に突然異常事態。反射的にバスを停めてもらい、ゆっくり消化する。想像したこともなかった景色を。

In a mortar-shaped city, there are not slopes everywhere, but only slopes.

すり鉢状の都市。坂だらけ、じゃなくて、オール坂。

                                                                                                                 

It is natural to be out of breath quickly, because the air is so diluted and we are climbing up slopes without even realizing it.

すぐ息切れして当たり前。空気が薄い上に、気づかず坂を上っていたり。

The air becomes increasingly diluted, sharp, and transparent as people crowd together at an altitude of 3,600 meters.

標高3,600mの人いきれ。ますます薄く、鋭く、透明になる空気。

- Valle de la Luna -

Next to the big city, the whimsical crafting of the earth.

大都市の隣に、地球の気まぐれ。

On the bus ride, the lady next to me was smiling, looking at a brand new Christmas card before she wrote on it.

乗り合いバス。隣のおばさんが微笑んでいた、書きこむ前の真新しいクリスマスカードを眺めながら。

Beyond the smoke of roasting meat, there is a pile of metalware and stuffed toys. Cigarette butts tossed into the air are stepped on by someone as if by an automatic system. A bundle of balloons held by a peddler and a random light bulbs overlapping it. I am rolling down a carelessly illuminated street.

肉を焼く煙の先、金物とぬいぐるの山。宙に放られた吸殻、カラクリのように誰かに踏まれる。物売りが抱える風船の束、それに重なる不揃いの電球。無造作に照らされた坂道を転がる。

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