The Cities explores the intersection of culture, memory, and identity through the fusion of two iconic metropolises: London and Tokyo. Using double - exposed 35mm film photography, the project constructs a new, imagined city — a hybrid space that blurs the boundaries between distinct cultural landscapes.
London and Tokyo, though geographically distant, share striking similarities as global cities. Both exert profound influence on art, fashion, technology, and commerce while preserving unique traditions and atmospheres.
This project captures the tension between their shared modernity and cultural individuality, reflecting on how globalization shapes urban environments and our perception of place.
With double exposure, the physical act of layering film becomes a metaphor for the overlapping experiences of travellers and the fluidity of memory. Those who journey between cities often find themselves disoriented, their recollections blending into a patchwork of streets, skylines, and sensations.
The Cities creates visual dialogues between environments that speak to both the universal and the traditions.
The process itself embraces unpredictability. First exposure was taken in Tokyo in 2021 — before being overlaid with London's perspective in 2024.
The resulting images are collaborative creations between the artist and the medium, where chance and intention merge to form new urban landscapes.
These new city invite viewers to lose themselves in unfamiliar-yet-familiar spaces, challenging them to reconsider their relationship with place and identity.
Feel the atmosphere, navigate the layered environments, and discover your own place within these new worlds.
