MASAKO NAKAGAWA, New World

Published by Plancton, 48 pgs, Hardcover, 28.7 x 23 x 1.4 cm

I started to notice for the first time, by being a part of the landscape that unfolds before our eyes, an irreplaceable sparkling feeling is left behind. This gave me hope and strength to face reality as it is, although it’s not always easy. As I looked up, I started to walk. The difficulties and pain, that I’d been keeping inside of me, were gently embraced with freshness and beauty I hadn’t experienced before. That moment I could accept both light and shadow. It felt as if I had an encounter with God,
a chance to re-examine myself. I can see clearly now, as if I’ve arrived in a new world.
—Mariko Ohya