"I and Mariko met earlier this year and we wanted to shoot something interesting together. Mariko is a really talented makeup artist, so she wanted to showcase her skills.
The general concept of the shoot was to explore the relationship between dichotomies that exist.
A dichotomy is usually two things that are entirely opposed or different. However, things are rarely black and white. Ideas that seem completely different, usually share some common characteristics.
With this shoot, we wanted to focus on the connection between organic life and man-made objects.
While we live in a world dictated by logic and reason, the power of nature is still prevalent and important in our experience.
This is highlighted in one of the images we took in which Takato is wearing a denim jacket. The jacket has been constructed by people, yet through its design, it looks almost as if it's decaying, like an organic organism. The makeup further illustrates this as it takes on the form of the "inside of a tree."
