Fragments of light is the concept explored in “VACIO, Senko no Ku” – a collaboration between Arpa, T.T, and Ryosokuin temple in Kyoto, opening in April 2026. Emerging from an ongoing dialogue on the perception of time, the project brings together photography, scent, and installation within the historic architecture of Ryosokuin.

Through fragments of light, the works evoke memory as something fleeting, like a polished mirror that retains no trace. Negative photography and reflective materials form an archive of erased memories, where images appear and disappear as viewers move through the space, observing shifting reflections of light.

The exhibition investigates flares of emptiness: silver, born from the end of a star’s life, reflecting light in ways that suggest another perception of time. The space becomes a laboratory where light, memory, and scent converge, forming a quiet constellation.

In resonance with the exhibition, an installation “Getsumen no Ko” will be presented at T.T Gion, unveiling “SENKO NO KU”: a collaborative fragrance by Arpa and T.T, as well as an incense titled with the same name. The latest is made using kyara, one of the rarest aloeswoods, reconstructed from the remembered scent of ancient textiles at Ryosokuin.

During April, Sabi in Gion will offer a tea and wagashi sweet inspired by Getsumen no Ko, and Ryosokuin, during the exhibition period, will host a tea ceremony by Fukutaro Nakayama, accompanied by Japanese confections by Okashimaru.