Ghost Town ni Naru

“Ghost Town ni Naru” is Japanese for “becoming a ghost town”. Its a project that suggests a questioning about human decisions in which I presents an aspect of the Japanese culture that does not conform the idea of Japan. This project reminds us that no place is unchanging. It describes my own perception of a grotesque scene that I have been unconsciously observing for the past decade: my wife’s home town is becoming a ghost town. It is a sad series in which I also try to express the sense of lost through images. Not why it happens, but how it must feels for my wife, her family members and friends, when they take a deeper look at the places where most of their child’s souvenirs comes from. A moment of consciousness, that we can adapt in many other situations. The series was shot in Nikko, Tochigi prefecture. Nikko is well known for its beautiful Shrines and Temples. Photos were taken in 2014-2015.