Forest in the rain
日本の総面積は378,000㎢、そのうち森林は国土の約2/3に当たる250,000㎢を占めている。さらに南北に長く周りを海に囲まれた温帯に位置する日本列島には四季とそれに彩られた風景がある。季節は「二十四節気」という言葉があるように半月ごとに変わり、同じく「一雨ごとに」という言葉があるようにその変わり目には季節の雨が降る。雨は、その前の季節を洗い流すとともに新しい季節を瑞々しく創り上げていく。日本の豊かな自然と季節を運ぶ雨、そのような雨の森の美しさをモノクロームの世界で作り上げてみた。

The total area of Japan is 378,000 square kilometers, of which forests account for approximately two-thirds, or 250,000 square kilometers. The Japanese archipelago, which is long and narrow from north to south and surrounded by the sea, is located in a temperate zone and has four distinct seasons and landscapes colored by those seasons. The seasons change every half month, as indicated by the term “twenty-four solar terms,” and seasonal rains fall at the turning points between seasons, as indicated by the term “one rain at a time.” Rain not only washes away the previous season but also creates a fresh, vibrant new season. This work seeks to capture the beauty of the rain-soaked forests of Japan, where rain carries the rich natural environment and the changing seasons, in a monochrome world.