In the strong sunlight, the trees cast broad, mottled shadows across the ground. A boy, with the filtered sunlight on his back, and his hands in the soil and grass, is fixed on something on the ground. If this is summer, then he’s likely surrounded by the sound of cicadas and perhaps the faint humming of the surrounding town. But right now those things are probably lost on a boy like this, who is absorbed in his play and feeling a sense of calm. It’s like a fantastical moment has been captured within everyday reality, as if time has stopped and there is no sound or movement. Depicting a moment at Okurayama Park in Kohoku Ward, Yokohama City, this work is typical of Yamamoto Tei, who continues to explore depictions of light and shadow.
(HIBINO Miyon)
In the strong sunlight, the trees cast broad, mottled shadows across the ground. A boy, with the filtered sunlight on his back, and his hands in the soil and grass, is fixed on something on the ground. If this is summer, then he’s likely surrounded by the sound of cicadas and perhaps the faint humming of the surrounding town. But right now those things are probably lost on a boy like this, who is absorbed in his play and feeling a sense of calm. It’s like a fantastical moment has been captured within everyday reality, as if time has stopped and there is no sound or movement. Depicting a moment at Okurayama Park in Kohoku Ward, Yokohama City, this work is typical of Yamamoto Tei, who continues to explore depictions of light and shadow.
(HIBINO Miyon)