TOKYO UP, DOWN


  • Photographer
    Xavier Comas
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Company/Studios
    Opalworks
  • Date of Photograph
    September 2009
  • Technical Info
    Contax T3 Black&white film

A photo essay on vertical transportation in Tokyo that comprises black&white photographs taken inside and outside of elevators during random rides. From high speed day trips in skyscrapers of Nishi-Shinjuku business district to the seedy rides in the late-night buildings of Kabukicho’s red light district. Tokyo, epitomizes the densely populated megalopolis where elevators showcase the basic paradox of personal alienation in urban living: the inescapable physical proximity countered by emotional distance. The project explores the intimacy of the elevator cabin, a moment of silence suspended in space and time, the shortest-ever journey which nonetheless yields a rich array of subtle interactions between strangers

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