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"Go" - My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Man with his daughter. Playing with her hair. The train was nearly empty. It was so soothing and calming.

JAPAN | Monday, 1 July 2013 | Views [700] | View Larger Image

Man with his daughter. Playing with her hair. The train was nearly empty. It was so soothing and calming.

Tags: japan, tokyo, man, daughter, metro

Tokyo, one of the most fascinating cities in the world with one of the most tangled and extensive subway systems. My home for six months. How could I get to know this metropolis without understanding and taming the mysterious bloodstream running through its veins? At first I thought of this project as a documentation of my trips and emotions associated with the novelty of the city, culture and people. There were a lot of amazements, fun, confusion, but under a colorful mixture of the past and the future I saw also something more profound. An inner life of the city. A vulnerable present marked by something difficult to name.
I took Go's I took this encircling strategy not to control, but to explore, observe, experience and be challenged by the city.

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Late train from Koenji. Every seat taken. Alone in a big city. But it felt like even they were absolutely alone. Neat solitude.

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