１０月２６日（日曜日）に「石と石垣の魅力」の講座を開催します。
講演者は西澤伊織さん。西澤さんは安土在住の石垣作家で、自然石を加工せずに積み上げる「野面積み」の設計と施工をしています。野面積みは日本の伝統的な工法で戦国時代の城郭などによく見られますが、西澤さんは伝統的な工法を踏まえながら独自のセンスと技術で芸術表現ともいえる美しい石垣を仕上げ、海外からも注目されています。
今回の講演では、西澤さんがどのような過程や思いで石垣を完成させるのか、石垣の歴史や作り手の感性なども分かるように多くの写真を紹介しながら、石と石垣の魅力について話していただきます。また、海外の石積みとの比較についても興味深いところです。石や石垣の見方、見どころなどについてもアドバイスしていただけるでしょう。
お申し込みは、多賀あさひや（0749-48-0186）まで。
We will have the second lecture titled "Interesting and attractive stone & stone walls." by Mr. Iori Nishizawa on Sunday Oct. 26. Mr. Nishizawa is a stonemason resident in Azuchi. He is doing design and construction work of Nozura-zumi, which is a way of working to pile up nature stones without cutting. Nozura-zumi is a Japanese traditional method of construction of stone walls which appeared in castles in the Warring States period. He is gathering attention from other countries because he creates his work beautifully with his artistic sense and technique based on Japanese traditional methods.
He will talk about how he completed his work and what he is thinking about showing many pictures of his work. He will also talk about the difference in stone walls between Japan and other countries. We will get some advice when we see the stone wall, what are the points to appreciate and the highlights of them.
