酒井一貴

kazutaka sakai

The moment you feel like taking a photo is when you feel like you see something. There is always a perspective within me that is different from common sense. Those eyes remain stubbornly, never disappearing even after 30 years. The moment I look through the viewfinder and think I can see it, all of my desires are contained within. It is a complex thing that cannot possibly be explained in everyday terms. If a photograph captures a different perspective, then my photography is a success. I don't mind taking photographs of subjects that may seem ordinary at first glance. The important thing is what kind of photo it appears in. I doubt the existence of humans, I doubt photography, I doubt myself. It is in the midst of this uncertainty that I am able to create my photographs.
The title of this work is "You were always on my mind." "You" refers to the wild or strange thing within oneself.