“I've always been fond of the idea expressed in Buddhist art, that there are certain objects that, just by seeing them, can plant a seed for liberation in the individual. That class of objects is called "liberation through seeing." Certain Buddha images are like that, but if it were possible, I would like to find contemporary non-traditional sacred images. Maybe it sounds pretentious, but most spiritual paths point to the possibility that we all can access the deep, absolute dimensions of reality.”
![“[I'm concerned with] aesthetics and this idea of how the passage between life and death goes. I can visually present that by borrowing this Buddhist statue.” quote by Hiroshi Sugimoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b57/hiroshi-sugimoto-14343_aesthetics_i-m-concerned-with-aesthetics-and-this-i_2453902.jpg)
