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Hanami
A daily meditation with Japanese art
108 followers
A daily meditation with Japanese art
108 followers
Hanami pairs you with one Japanese masterwork every morning from a thousand years of Japanese art history. The collection grows weekly. The whole experience is built to feel like a private morning visit to a museum — slow, intentional, no clutter. Each work comes with curator-voiced audio narration and quiet editorial context. Curated journeys move through movements: The Floating World (ukiyo-e), The Rinpa School, Kabuki Theater, Flowers Birds Stillness. iOS only. Built solo from Toronto.
Hey Jun, spent a bit of time on Hanami's page and the "no AI-generated art" stance is what made me look closer. one thing I wanted to ask, how do you source attribution for thousand-year-old works, is it museum partnerships or public-domain curation with manual research? attribution at that depth feels like the hidden labor in the whole product.
@axlerodd Hey, appreciate you checking it out. The artworks come from open-access museum collections (The Met, Art Institute of Chicago etc) where the scholarly attribution has been done by curators.
For each piece, I research the cultural context, historical notes, and Japanese vocabulary — cross-referencing museum records and art-history sources. Slow work, but the whole point is that someone actually thought about each piece.
This started as a way to reconnect with my Japanese heritage so building it has been as much for me as anyone using it.
Really nice! It would be great to also have text instead of the descriptions being audio-only :)
@jozzire_lyngdoh Thanks! There's actually text too — each artwork has historical context, cultural background, and Japanese vocabulary notes alongside the audio narration. The text sits below the artwork in the detail view. Audio is just one way in. Appreciate the feedback!
@channel_2 thanks! I just noticed that the title is clickable and leads to a full screen view! If it makes sense you may consider a small design affordance there that indicates that one can click on it :)
I really like the overall aesthetic!
@jozzire_lyngdoh Yes I agree, that probably needs a clearer affordance — I'll add it. Thanks and glad you're enjoying the aesthetic :)