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No.108 “Irreplaceable Time and Future Happiness”
Photography by Sakai De Jun
Styling by Erika Kisen
Hair and Make up by Arina Nishi at Cake.
Models by Natsuko at TOP COAT
Erika Kisen/Stylist
(Tokyo based)
「Irreplaceable Time and Future Happiness(かけがえない時間とこれからの幸せ)」
2020年パンデミックによって生活が大きく変わり、マスクなどの防護具は手放せず人との距離を取るようになりました。
そのような変わり果てた生活の中で、私は自分自身や誰かを守ること、誰かに守られていることの尊さを感じました。
The 2020 pandemic has greatly changed how we live, making us attached to our masks and stay clear of human interaction.
After this change in lifestyle, I am now grateful to be protected by the people around me as well as have the power to protect myself and others.
This story is an ode to the complicated emotions we feel towards the items and clothing that protect us, the sense of loneliness we feel as we keep distant from others as well as the positivity and hope we receive when cherishing the people we love and feeling cherished by the people who protect us.
As masks become a mandatory item in our reality, I wanted to replace this item with something different for the shoot. That is why we deliberately chose to use clothing that cover us such as, gloves, hats as well as scarves. The model’s poses and the playful colors induce a little humor into our photos because we wanted people to smile when looking at the piece.
Studio JIburi songs that were playing in the background of our shoot lightened the mood so the staff as well as myself were able to have fun and enjoy our time which made for a memorable event.
Let the world be filled with laughter once again; that is the my wish rooted in this project.
A stylist based in Tokyo.
In 2017, she became a freelance stylist after working as a nurse and a styling assistant for several years.
Her feminine yet playful touch in our shooting is her signature style.