TOKYO STYLE

DRAWING FROM ISOLATION AND INSPIRED BY A PHOTOGRAPH IN TOKYO STYLE, THIS PROJECT EXPLORES HOW SPACES AND OBJECTS CAN HOLD THE ECHO OF A PERSON—WITHOUT EVER SHOWING THEM.

I CREATED AN ENFILADE OF FIVE ROOMS—BEDROOM, KITCHEN, DINING ROOM, OFFICE, AND LIVING ROOM—AND IMAGINED HOW A CHARACTER FROM THE PHOTOGRAPH MIGHT MOVE THROUGH THEM. THROUGH CAREFUL ARRANGEMENT OF OBJECTS, LIGHT, AND DAILY TRACES—TWO MUGS, A CIGARETTE, A RECORD SPINNING—I BUILT A SNAPSHOT OF A MORNING ROUTINE, SUSPENDED IN TIME.

I RENDERED THE SCENE FROM TWO HEIGHTS—CHILD AND ADULT—REVEALING DIFFERENT LAYERS OF THE SAME STORY. FROM BELOW: THE SURFACE OF DAILY RITUALS. FROM ABOVE: A LIFE SCATTERED QUIETLY ACROSS THE ROOM, SHAPED BY MUSIC AND MEMORY.

THIS PROJECT IS A FRAGMENTED PORTRAIT—A GENTLE MEDITATION ON HOW ARCHITECTURE REMEMBERS US, EVEN AFTER WE’VE LEFT THE ROOM.