lost and found
The lost and found series leads the viewer into the Japanese practice way of placing lost objects in such a fashion that the owner of the items will be able to find them again. The objects are tenderly placed on a fence, a wall , or any other location and patiently await the owner to reclaim them. These items run from the mundane [socks] to the freakish [stuffed alligator]. By photographing these items, I let the viewer peek into the lives of ordinary Japanese citizens. There are some objects that are so ordinary it's a wonder why someone would go through the trouble of placing them with care on a fence. I have witnessed or photographed hundreds of "Lost in Tokyo" happenings. The brightly colored objects contrast with the often cold concrete drabness of the environment where they have been lost and found. There is a unique communicable interaction between the humans who lost the objects, the 'hero humans" who found them, and then myself, who finds them with my lens. A kindness that most people think is disappearing from the planet lives and breathes In the urban landscape of Tokyo.
