belonging
Belonging is a photography series shot in various neighborhoods of Tokyo during the summer of 2019. A triptych of the work was selected by Temple University, Japan Campus’ Art Department to be presented at the Temple University, Japan Campus X Showa Women’s University Joint Exhibition at TUJ’s Art Gallery between November 5 – 28, 2019.
“For two months, I walked around neighborhoods in Tokyo in search of abandoned bicycles as part of my final project for an introductory art photography class. I was interested in how such an organized and clean metropolitan city like Tokyo could have so many abandoned bicycles left in the most unthinkable places. In addition, I questioned what could have led the owners to leave them behind, especially since some of them appeared to be still in good condition. Even though these bicycles might have been forgotten by their owners, they seemed to have adapted to their new surroundings and created a place in which they now belong, whether it be tangled up by the thick foliage of a backyard or amongst the flowers that grow in the narrow space between two buildings.”
Other photography works:
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Tokyo on Film
A different side of Tokyo captured through film.
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before the sun rose
A collaborative project documenting my relationship.
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First Roll
My first film photography exhibition.
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Belonging
A collection of photos of Tokyo’s abandoned bicycles.
