adminText and pictures by Ulysses Aoki and Benedetta Ristori
B.Ristori Asakusa area in Tokyo is mostly well known for the beautiful temples, gardens and shrine culture. I was fascinated by the fact that in such a touristy spot there’s a hidden gem for the nostalgic ones – like me – of times we never lived.
B. Ristori, Sumida River,Tokyo.
B.Ristori, Asakusa Area,Tokyo.
B. Ristori, Sunset at Sumida river, Tokyo.
B.Ristori This spot is the underground shopping center, a tiny tunnel under Asakusa metro station. The place was established in 1955 and still has something connected to that era. I focused on details of that time, still present today somehow, going through old barber shop, psychic parlors, two seats restaurants and a lot of antiquated objects.
B. Ristori, Underground shopping street in Asakusa, Tokyo
U. Aoki As I get used to seeing certain scenes in the city, my mind drifts to think more consciously about the image. What interests me the most about Rome, is the texture in the walls. The cracks and peeling colors let me know the history this empire has been through, and so do the cracks and wrinkles in the faces of the people here.
Ulysses Aoki, Rome.
Ulysses Aoki, Rome.
Ulysses Aoki, Rome.
Ulysses Aoki, Rome.
Ulysses Aoki, Rome.
B. Ristori To set the mood of the Japanese late 50s I think about movies like “Sword of Destiny” 1960 by Yasushi Sasaki.
B.Ristori, Fortune teller in Asakusa,Tokyo.
B.Ristori,Barber shop in underground street in Asakusa, Tokyo.
B.Ristori, Asakusa area.
B.Ristori, Market street closed at night in Torigoe, Tokyo.
B.Ristori, Asakusa area.
Ulysses Aoki Rome
Ulysses Aoki Rome
Ulysses Aoki Rome