Übergänge und Übersetzungen: Kire-tsuzuki als „Schnitt-Kontinuum“ zwischen Kunst und Natur

This essay intends to underline the affinities between the notion of “transition” (utsuri watari 移り渉り) and that of “discontinuous continuum” or“continuum of the cut” (kire-tsuzuki 切れ・つづき). These fundamental notions in the context of Japanese culture are not simply theoretical concepts, but rather lived practices, which help us to understand the relationship between artistic and religious experience in Japan in comparison to the West. From this point of view, the article also aims to show the complementarity between the notions of “transition” and “translation.” The practice of kire-tsuzuki will be analyzed through some examples, provided by Ryōsuke Ōhashi, concerning the “cut” (kire 切れ) between art and nature, as well as through a reflection on the concepts of “nature” and “technique”, drawing on the work of Martin Heidegger.