Elina Masing

Eight lake views of the Japanese art tradition translated into the language of the longings and desires of Old Believers at Lake Peipus. The Eight Views is an Eastern artistic tradition that describes humans' state of mind through eight poetic motifs, such as evening glow, snow, sails returning in the evening, rain, autumn moon, temple bell, clear breeze, wild geese departing. (In Japan these elements are interpreted primarily in the area surrounding Lake Biwa.) These motifs provide the framewor