Otar Karalashvili 60 haiku

otar karalashvili

60 Haiku

The image itself is speech. The image is the word beyond formulated language.

Ezra Pound Do not follow in the footsteps of the Ancients; seek what they sought.

Matsuo Basho

I consider this book not as a photobook but a book of poetry. The pictures of street announcements were taken in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2009-2012. I did not know at the time why I was taking them, or what I was going to do with them. I think I guessed from the beginning that I was touching on something extremely delicate, and that I should be careful not to damage it. While photographing, out of a feeling not quite comprehensible to myself, but – as I now understand – very distinct, I tried to bring myself in as little as possible, taking simple frame-filling shots and avoiding any intrusion on my side as far as I could.

At some moment I knew that I had finished photographing, but I had no idea what to do with the photos. I had a strange sensation that anything I could undertake, – even the simple act of printing and exhibiting – would be a misinterpretation, an unrightful interference that would completely destroy what I wanted to say. It took me five years before I ventured to start making this book. Only while working on it did I, almost accidentally, stumble upon what I think is the correct understanding of the images it contains.

I needed a title for the book; I named it 60 Haiku as a metaphor for the strange effect the announcements had on me. But after I had done so I realized this book literally was a collection of haiku in a very classic sense. I started reading all I could find about haiku, and the more I read the more astonished I was at how thoroughly the meticulously described principles of this form of poetry were realized in a completely different medium. What I had assumed to be photography, simply because I had made it with a photo camera, turned out to be literature. Strangely, the text of the announcements is not the text of the haiku, but part of the image. The text of the haiku is the images – it is the word beyond language.

otar karalashvili

60 Haiku

Come, see real flowers of this painful world.

Matsuo Basho

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16th november BEATLES-CLUB rock action rock will not die participating bands: PINK-PANTERA SALENGERS SWEET POISON sponsor: georgian NGO coalition addr. kostava str. 25 beg. 18:00 entrance 7 lari

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real work!

PR organization oriented on public relations begins staff recruitment and training with a serious, high salary perspective of employment. main directions are: ● business consulting ● PR management ● business psychology ● marketing ● advertising and more. interviews by previous appointment. cont... ...requisites: T: 899 14 65 14 ...4@yaho...

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EAR PIERCING WITHOUT PAIN

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REGISTRATION OF OFFICIAL AMERICAN GOVERNMENT GREEN CARD LOTTERY PARTICIPANTS IN OCTOBER-NOVEMBER. HURRY! TBILISI, RUSTAVELI AVE. N18 895-560-674 42-47-89 895-560-674 42-47-89 USA

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LAMINATED FURNITURE FROM CATALOGUES MDF - DSP kitchen, reception room, bedroom, hall, cupboard, drawer cabinet, corner DESIGNER-CONSTRUCTOR MALKHAZ address: vakhushti ba...ioni st.2...

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ENTRANCE EXAM PREPARATION CENTER “sarkmeli” announces admission of enrollees in the following subjects: ˅ ˅ general skills ˅ ˅ georgian language and literature ˅ ˅ foreign languages (english, russian, german) ˅ ˅ mathematics ˅ ˅ natural sciences (biology, chemistry, physics) ˅ ˅ history ˅ ˅ geography lesson duration 2 hours in groups of 4-5, 3 times a week ADDRESS: K.LESELIDZE ST… TEL: 897 14-26-30; 897… addr: k.leselidze st.N25 tel: 897 14-26-30 897 20-21-07

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UNDERWATER HYDROMASSAGE relief of osteochondrosis, scoliosis, neurosis, spinal pain, restoring limp skin, healing cellulitis HYDRO ELECTRIC MASSAGE IS BEST for treating chronic arthritis, polyarthritis, rheumatism, sciatica, woman’s diseases, various inflammatory diseases, joint trauma, meniscus tear, nerve inflammation and parkinson’s disease address: chikovani (khiliani) 4 tel: 899 53 32 02 tel: 899 533 202 kindergarten kh.. speech, russian, engl... open air wal... the kindergarten worki.. price 170l telephone: 66-44-66 855 555 118

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announcement private kindergarten announces admission of children from october 10th, three meals a day, russian and english lessons, pre-school teaching are provided. the contingent shall be limited to 15-20 children. the kindergarten is located on the ground floor with a welltended green garden.

Address: chubinashvili 13a. t.96 33 46, 35 53 44 (near metro marjanishvili)

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- on march 26 of this year, in tbilisi, in front of the government pala… a united general people’s action will take place demanding a change of the GOVERNMENT and the SYSTEM! the action starts at 15.00 don’t let us miss this last chance for our survival. power is in unity!

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ART STUDIO “GAMMA... highly qualified teacher, top cond... art studio “gamma” announces training for children, teenagers and enrollees of all a... painting, graphics, composition and modeling. lectu... art history according to age group.

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english language studio “English for Everyone”… … pupils of all ages (also enrollees and schoolch… for studying the english language, both individually and … (no more than 2 pupils). contemporary textboo… and methods will be applied. the course is conducted by a highly qualified… (with a 10-year experience of working with foreigners). address: dolidze str. N2. tel: 36.38.61. 899.50.94.26

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kindergarten from 9:00 am till 18:00, 3 meals a day. children will learn rhymes, songs, events will be organized. For detailed information call: 33-32-56 lela

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CONTEMPORARY BALLROOM DANCE STUDIO courtesy public school N195 and the studio “courtesy� invite you to study contemporary european and latin american dances the pupils of the studio will participate in various events and concert programs. diplomas shall be awarded. lessons will be held three times a week at the conference hall addr. s.chikovani (khiliani) str. school N 195 tel.77 07 49 mob. 8(77) 45 67 80

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REPAIR - SANITARY FITMENTS (MENDING AND REPLACING DAMAGED

VALVES, INSTALLING WASH-BASINS AND TOILET BOWLS), - GAS EQUIPMENT (KARMA, NIKALA, GAS STOVES) - HEATING BOILERS (WASHING, REPAIRING, INSTALLING) - ELECTRIC APPLIANCES - WASHING MACHINES (ALL KINDS)

TEL: 899-40-76-56; 824-184-284

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... CONCERT MAESTRO SRI CHINMOY (usa) PEACE... FREEDOM. LOVE... UNITY. SRI CHINMOI (1931-2007) WORLD-RENOWNED MUSICIAN, COMPOSER, ARTIST, POET, WRITER AND PHILOSOPHER. SRI CHINMOI HAS PERFORMED MORE THAN 700 CONCERTS AROUND THE WORLD IN FAMOUS MUSIC HALLS SUCH AS Carnegee Music Hall, Lincoln Centre (NEW YORK), Royal Albert Hall (LONDON), Nippon Budokan Hall (TOKYO), Le Zenite (FRANCE), Sidney Opera House (AUSTRALIA) ETC...

SRI CHINMOY PLAYED 150 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND HAS WRITTEN MORE THAN 16.000 SONGS. THE CONCERT WILL TAKE PLACE ON AUGUST 27 (WEDNESDAY) AT 15:00 AT THE CINEMA HOUSE, BR. KAKABADZE STR.2 OPPOSITE MCDONALDS NEAR METRO RUSTAVELI ENTRANCE IS FREE

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tuition in the english language for all ages, also schoolchildren, enrollees, individually, competently. live on griboyedov st.

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home lessons! if you wish to learn to play any popular melody, jazz composition, classical music or city tune on piano by ear or by sheet, ask a professional jazz pianist who will ensure high quality of learning 8 99 67-02-00 nino

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will teach you to work with glass beads on 1 needle, 2 needles, wire. finery, flowers, trees. one individual two-hour lesson - 10 lari, group lessons (5 children) - 20 lari per month. t: 39-43-24 rusudan

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yoga live with heart relaxation, concentration, meditation theory and practice regular lessons tel: 8-99-911969 17 october 18:30 address: kolch.sq. orbeliani str.36, building of the djarna-kala exhibition

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mother sophio does not receive patients any more, please don’t wait. for questions and additional information please call or ask lia. T 855-16-43-33 (mother sophio) (in the church)

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EMPLOYMENT INTERNATIONAL COMPANY OFFERS OFFICE WORK TO YOUNG PEOPLE OF 18-30, WITH IN-JOB TRAINING, FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS, HIGH SALARY. RECRUITMENT IS ONGOING TEL: 893 46-29-53 employment t. 893 46-29-53

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…e company “varazi” announces admission of students TO THE GEORGIAN FOLK DANCE STUDIO • children from 6 years old will be admitted • apart from georgian folk dances, the children will study basics of choreography and classics, also if desired folk songs and playing folk instruments.

• the course duration is 4 years, upon completion students shall be awarded certificates and invited to join the dance company.

• members of the company will participate in concerts and festivals in georgia and other countries of the world.

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APOLLO Computer Service Center computer service center “apollo� offers operation system installation: Windows XP 32/64 Bit, Windows Vista 32/64 Bit, Fedora Linux Core 6-10, Ubuntu 6-8 and other user software. call and delivery service. addr: gabashvili 5 (near the cinema house) tel: 877 550 008 898 605 004 921 733

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LEARNING T: … COMPUTER ACCOUNTING ENGLISH

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858-110-120

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appeals for pardon are to be addressed to the president and submitted at the “avlabar� residence. no appeal for pardon shall be accepted in this building

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EMPLOYMENT NEWLY OPENED AMERICAN COMPANY invites persons from 20 to 55 years with university education for work with in-job training. weekly salary from 200 lari by piece-ra...e TEL: 898 23-...6…

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ONE ROOM V=16m2 SANITARY and WATER FACILITIES, shower WASHING Bath, ReFRIGERATOR, TELEVISION FURNITURE WaRDROBE, TABLE, BED, SOfA CABiNET, HeATINg WITH GaS T-98-39-32 isolated price 200$

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EMPLOYMENT ...pany “GEORGIAN GROUP” invites boys and girls for outdoor distribution and sale of newspapers and brochures ...YMENT BY GROWING PIECE-RA… 893 14-03-93 822 93-58-09

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Otar Karalashvili 60 Haiku © Otar Karalashvili 2017 © Haiku by Matsuo Basho translated by Lucien Stryk Pinted by FRANI LTD, Abuseridze-Tbeli str. N15, Tbilisi, Georgia Binding: Book Art Center Tbilisi This book was developed within the photobook program of the Book Art Center Tbilisi 2017 www.bookart.ge