chino otsuka, 1982 and 2006
tokyo, japan from the series imagine finding me, 2006
chromogenic print, 305 mm x 406 mm

These are photos from Chino Otsuka from her series “Imagine Finding Me” they are of Chino as a little girl and her as an adult in the same picture like the one above.

“Otsuka explains of the both the nostalgic and unfamiliar territory probed within the set. the portraits taken of the artist as a youngster — shyly posing in front of her family home, and whimsically enjoying a baguette on a trip to paris — united with the mature and developed woman she presently is, invite the viewer to imagine what might have been, and provoke a poignant awareness of the brevity of time.” – Via Design Boom

chino otsuka inserts her adult self into photos from her youth
(above) chino otsuka, 1982 and 2005
paris, france from the series imagine finding me, 2005
chromogenic print, 305 mm x 406 mm
all images courtesy of AIMIA | AGO photography prize © chino otsuka

chino otsuka, 1975 and 2005
spain from the series imagine finding me, 2005
chromogenic print, 305 mm x 406 mm

chino otsuka, 1980 and 2009
nagayama, japan from the series imagine finding me, 2009
chromogenic print, 305 mm x 406 mm

chino otsuka, 1984 and 2005
london, uk from the series imagine finding me, 2005
chromogenic print, 305 mm x 406 mm

chino otsuka, 1979 and 2006
kitakamakura, japan from the series imagine finding me, 2006
chromogenic print, 305 mm x 406 mm

chino otsuka, 1977 and 2009
jardin du luxembourg, france from the series imagine finding me, 2009
chromogenic print, 305 mm x 406 mm