In the "Windgraph" series, I build a tripod that continues to capture the windward view like a weathercock, and place a pinhole camera on top of it to visualize the light on the windward side of the tripod through film. I believe that the wind, which constantly changes direction and speed and passes away in an instant, is a creature that symbolizes the present moment. Assuming that this creature has perception, "Windgraph" is an attempt to look at the landscape of the place where the wind has come from and seen.
In this series, I have tried to look again at the relationship between Fukushima, where I am based, and Tokyo.
I myself have spent many days refraining from traveling as much as possible in the midst of the Corona disaster, which has created a time gap in my perception of the region where reconstruction work continues. I felt a sense of crisis that I had clearly lost time to face the facts in a physical sense.
Although the evacuation of the areas surrounding the nuclear power plant has been lifted, some areas are still in the process of recovery and others are still in the process of being lifted. In addition to the surrounding areas, each place has its own way of dealing with various problems. On the other hand, in areas far from the nuclear power plant, even within the same prefecture, there are fewer opportunities to think about the accident. This is even more true in Tokyo, where electricity is used.
This photo shows Windgraph near the fishing port of Kakedo in Namie Town, which was designated as an evacuation zone at the time of the accident.
At the time of the accident in 2011, it is said that radiation was scattered around Japan and the world by the wind, but the wind may have been looking at the scenery. When I look at those places today from the wind's perspective, I feel that the wind is asking me a question. Does it know the present, or does it continue to see the present? And perhaps the wind's moving line of sight is not just from Fukushima in one direction, but in multiple directions, in both directions.