Life studies | Aya Fujioka | Aka Aka 2025
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"Moving between the intimacy of the room and the restless streets, Fujioka captures the tremor of light, the presence of people, the solitude that drifts apart from society, and the fluid expressions of gender and desire. Yet the photographs themselves bear little trace of the photographer's personal identity; instead, they invite viewers to see them as moments that could be experienced by anyone in New York, regardless of gender, race, or identity. In doing so, Fujioka blurs the distinction between who stands behind and before the camera, the personal and the collective, the observer and the observed, the intimate and the anonymous, inviting viewers into a subtle and transitional narrative of urban life. Together, these form both a "study of life" and a "sketch of lives"- the vital current running through Fujioka's photographic practice." - From publisher's website