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WINTER GARDENS
Ricardo Yamamoto
A series about urban parks and our need for ecologic utopias
Urban parks and gardens are manufactured green areas that offer its communities much-needed respite from the anxieties of the daily human anthill.
Through the abstraction of black and white, in this series I explore these anthropogenic micro universes along with wider areas marked by human activity as a paradox between our longing to re-connect with nature and humanity’s destructive relationship with the natural environment at large.
Process
In this collection, shot in black & white film, at times I am employing a number of analog techniques in the pursuit of portraying these dynamic and living areas of nature. From soft and dreamy to rough and scrambled, each combination of experiments renders a unique and unpredictable image.
Contribute
This evolving essay has been formatted for stand-alone exhibitions, to be published as a story, and to be part of other theme-related projects including academic studies. Although this is a work in progress, a number of initial images and supporting text can be available upon request.
For further information, project details, limited edition prints, and more, please email yamamoto.ric@gmail.com or click below.
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