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[ The World of Mandala within the Self ] MASAMI TAJIMA




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I will become 50 this year.
Although the age of 50 is considered almost youthful in the world of politics, this age is practically as old as a fossil in the computer industry. There is truth in this statement. Older people cannot understand mechanics, cannot comprehend the manuals explaining high-tech equipments, nor can they understand computer languages. I myself was just as bad with computers as the rest of them. But, ever since I was taken in by the world of the Macintosh five years ago, I have come to spend a great deal of time with my computer.

I am coming near to successfully creating my desired visual world using only Photoshop and Director software. The colorful, imagined world in the computer which can be changed or made to move gives me much enjoyment. Many people feel that the computer is inhuman, but if the individual takes a steps deeper into the territory of the computer, they will find themselves actually coming closer to the discovery of their own unique personality.

Although the computer industry is full of speed and youth, there are also those who, though no longer fast nor young, still try to participate in it because, as the saying goes, "there's no telling what kind of fish may be caught".

My real life is mostly full of administrative work. Therefore, I am particularly happy that my work, which I decided to enter on a moments thought, should be acknowledged.

The only thing to my regret is the fact that, because the original picture was of such high quality, the work became rather blurred when it came out.

Now, I would like to find something of interest in the world of the Internet. If, in the future, books should be published and read over the Internet, then I would like to try putting inserts, hopefully as animation, to these publications.



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