This exhibition consists of photographs of the same person, taken at regular intervals.
Underlying this series is the question, "How do people spend their lives, how do they live, and how do they grow?

For the past about 20 years, I have been developing a series in which I visit the homes of children and photograph them where they live. I thought that by photographing them in their homes, I could see part of the current situation in Japan and capture the very society that the children live in.

After the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred, I visited the area on business for a magazine. During the course of several photo shoots there, I had the opportunity to photograph children. Since then, I have had the opportunity to visit Rikuzentakata City more and more often, and have interacted and played with the children at photography classes at elementary schools and events.

Through this experience, I became interested in seeing how they spend their time, change, and grow beyond the overwhelming circumstances of the disaster. This was the source for the creation of this series.

Through their growing figures, this photo exhibition represents people's lives themselves by imagining the daily activities in Japan, the time etched in them and the future that lies ahead.

Takuma Imamura