Montana Brock

FINDING ME BY OTSUKA CHINO

Both of the girls in these photographs are the photographer herself. Otsuka worked with a digital retoucher to seamlessly insert contemporary self-portraits into old photographs from a family photo album. 

She was born in Japan and moved to the UK at age 10, and these reflect the intersection of both of those identities.

These photos become a portal to the past where she can talk with her younger self. She invites you the viewer to join her on this journey of self-discovery.

Now on View in The Younger Generation: Contemporary Japanese Photography

1976 and 2005, Kamakura, Japan, 2005, Otsuka Chino. Courtesy of the Wilson Centre for Photography. © Otsuka Chino

1979 and 2006, Kitakamakura, Japan, 2006, Otsuka Chino. Courtesy of the Wilson Centre for Photography. © Otsuka Chino

1982 and 2005, Paris, France, 2005, Otsuka Chino. Courtesy of the Wilson Centre for Photography. © Otsuka Chino