Village of the Arts"Michi Retreat" (EN)

This event will be held in “Michi Retreat”. Although the scale of the place is pretty much as large as a small village, Mr. David Kung the Director of here calls the place a “Minshuku (Guest house)”. Mr. Kung continues to devote himself to his writing carrier here. His best works include the “Series: Bunmei No Jyouken(Conditions for Civilization)” , “Dare Mo Kakanakatta America(The Never written America)”. In 1995 he happened to visit Ubud in Bali after leaving Thailand. He was without any knowledge about Bali at that time but after his encounter with a local craftsman, his interest allegedly rocketed. During that time he used to roam around the globe without setting up a home anywhere. But finally in 1997 he decided to settle in Ubud Bali to fulfill his dream to “set up a house with plenty of book shelves and hand build a crafts center”. Later on, when one of his friends pointed out “You shouldn’t be keeping this magnificent view just for yourself”, he decided to establish a Minshuku on this spacious premises. He applied his extensive experience of going from one hotel to another all around the globe, and wonderfully expressed his main concept to establish “a meeting ground for artists”. Mr. Kung is an extremely academic person and fondly referred to as “Professor Kung”. His Cosmo World “Michi Retreat” still continues to evolve. “Life is a funny thing though…” he says. Now beyond the age of 80, all the statements brought out from this “Professor” who has seen the world through many filters, definitely has a profound implication.

Transtaltion: JUN