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Series | Yoko Ueno Lewis | Living Notes - Part 8: A Swedish Journey of Intuition, Vol. 1: The Enchanting, Simple "Magnetic Town" of Ystad, Sweden Gallery

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Series | Yoko Ueno Lewis | Living Notes - Part 8: A Swedish Journey of Intuition, Vol. 1: The Enchanting, Simple "Magnetic Town" of Ystad, Sweden Gallery

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> Offshore wind turbines floating in the Baltic Sea, visible from the train crossing Orens Bridge – a truly Nordic landscape.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> A platform at Copenhagen station. A wall displaying videos of scenery from train windows around the world, including Tokyo. It conveys the joy of being on the train as if you were actually there. Video art seamlessly integrated as a natural element, replacing advertisements and signs.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> A boardwalk jutting into the Baltic Sea. A private beach at a resort hotel. You can walk there in your bathrobe. Azure sea, white bathrobes, wind, sand, sun. Adult time is endlessly simple.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> Bright, ring-shaped buoys, almost always found by the water. They make sure you don't miss anything.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> White daybeds made of planks arranged on the hotel grounds. A simple presentation, without any unnecessary fuss.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> The Baltic Sea is a deep sapphire blue. White sand and picturesque weeds. A dry world, reminiscent of Andrew Wyeth.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> Hotel guests, formally dressed in suits, engrossed in a game like children. Their dancing silhouettes were beautiful.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> The hotel grounds feature simple landscape design that makes the most of the Baltic Sea.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> The hotel annex. A design based on black and white, always with large windows.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> A short walk inland from the sea leads to a beautiful forest where birch trees sway. A small, secluded white house nestled within the woods. I could move in right now.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> Mailboxes. Lined up and resonating like musical notes.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> Swedes are skilled at decorating their windows.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> A bicycle sign on a galvanized pole.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> A pedestrian bridge over the tracks at Ystad station, also featured in 'The Wallander' series. The line on the right, though perhaps subtle, is a rail for rolling bicycle tires. How much easier it makes life for cyclists, with just a simple groove like this! Accessibility doesn't have to be expensive.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> The galvanized box in the foreground likely houses electrical or gas meters. These boxes, made of the same material, were found throughout the area.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> Pears found at a supermarket. The packaging is beautiful precisely because it focuses solely on enhancing the pears. No unnecessary advertising.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> All the windows in the penthouse, and indeed all windows, were subtly adorned. In Ystad, the curtains on most house windows are left undrawn.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> A charming triangular house. Yellow walls. Blue sky.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> The timetable at Ystad station. Simple electronic lettering. Naturally, there were no handwritten notices or signs anywhere.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> Ystad station. The final scene of 'The Fifth Woman' from the 'Wallander' series takes place here. The scene where the female culprit dies in Wallander's arms was filmed here.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> A magnetic backstreet scene. Just a hint of everyday life.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> A well-maintained and clean courtyard. An afternoon in Ystad where time itself seems to slow down.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> The facade of a mysterious retail shop.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> A magnetic, less-traveled alleyway.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> Silhouettes move behind the windows. They pay no mind to the camera, as if to say, 'Go ahead!'

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> A long, continuous row of apartments. The individuality of each small garden shone through.

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> The little-known 'Wallander Cake'. Minowa-san was likely the first Japanese person to eat this cake. The exterior, made of a peculiar blue marzipan, had a surprisingly light taste. I can't forget the knowing smile of the shopkeeper, as if to say, 'You like Wallander too, don't you?'

<strong>Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note | Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1</strong> Popular vitamin-infused mineral water in Sweden. A remedy for an unexpected cold.

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Series: Yoko Ueno Lewis | Kurashi Note - 8th Installment: Sweden Intuitive Journey Vol. 1 "Sweden's Enchanting Simplicity: The Magnetic Town of Ystad" Gallery

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