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Masako Tomiya - Kito
Masako Tomiya - Kito
Masako Tomiya - Kito
Masako Tomiya - Kito
Masako Tomiya - Kito
Masako Tomiya - Kito
Masako Tomiya - Kito
Masako Tomiya - Kito

Masako Tomiya - Kito

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Chose Commune
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Masako Tomiya is a photographer originally from the region of Aomori, north Japan. She has lived in Tokyo for years, and one day, she received news that her sister and sister-in-law, who live near her hometown, were both pregnant. This news inspired Tomiya’s series Kito, a reflection on identity, family, transmission and the passing of time.


“Kito” means “homeward” in Japanese. Inverted, “toki” takes on a completely different meaning: “time”. In her poetic series, Tomiya plays with this dual sense. Her reflective photographic journey is undertaken with a subtle meditation on nature, and its seasonal transformation, alongside a representation of human life through women. Tomiya stages self-portraits and captures the daily lives of her mother, sisters and new-borns, to explore how her sense of home has altered with time. Published by Chose Commune (Paris). 

80 pages, 22 x 27 cm, softcover, Chose Commune (Paris).