Japanese Man Beautifully Documents His Family’s Life in a One-Room Apartment
By Jessica Stewart on July 5, 2018
“The Yamamoto family has always slept next to each other.”
Masaki Yamamoto documentary photography
원룸 아파트에서 가족들과 아름다운 삶을 사는 일본 사진작가
'마사키 야마모토'
그의 가족의 삶의 적나라한 모습을 여과 없어 촬영해 사진집을 만들었다.
사진작품집의 이름 거츠(Guts)
그는 8살에 그가 살던 아파트에서 쫒겨나 가족과 헤어져
아동시설에서 2년반을 보냈다.
그들은 마침내 원룸을 얻어 재결합했다. 그리고 18년을 함께 살고 있다.
어수선하고 혼란스러운 가운데에서도 우리는 그들 가족들이 즐거운
시간과 보내며 특유의 농담과 웃음들을 보게 된다.
황기철 콘페이퍼 에디터 큐레이터
Ki Chul Hwang, conpaper editor, curator
Japanese photographer Masaki Yamamoto didn't have to go far to find inspiration for his work. Over the course of several years, the young photographer documented his family's life as they lived in a small, one-room apartment. For 18 years, his seven-person family thrived in these cramped quarters with tobacco stained walls. His photography book Guts is a collection of photos taken in that environment, and are a testament to the bond of the Yamamoto family.
After his family was evicted from an apartment when he was just 8 years old, Yamamoto spent 2.5 years in a children's institution—separated from his parents. They were finally able to reunite in their one-room dwelling, giving extra poignancy to the images. Amid the clutter and chaos, we see family members joking and laughing—genuinely enjoying the time spent together.
Guts is a poignant look at the love and laughter of the Yamamoto family, who lived in the same one-room apartment for 18 years.
“My little brother trying to kiss my mother when she was trying to check his fever with her forehead.”
“Eating year-crossing noodles every year on New Year’s Eve.”
“While our mother, religious at heart for over 30 years, was praying, my younger sister was picking her nose.”
“My father checking how much our 15-year-old little brother has grown up by trying to hold him up, saying ‘you have gotten bigger!'”
My Modern Met granted permission to use photos by Zen Foto Gallery.
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