alchemist's dream

• Prize
• Photographer
  yasu mastumoto, Japan
• Studio
  yasu matsumoto photography
• Website
  http://www.one-big-tree.com

I am trying to cross the boundary between real and imaginary
with this series. These images are the fragments of an
alchemist's dream who I set up as a key character in this series.
As his day dream is happening on his desk in a lab, I actually set
up all the scenes on a desk. Since I want these scenes to really
exist for real, I constract all the scenes beginning with seeking
for props, and shoot strait-forward with 8x10" camera. With the
fact that I shot with film, that makes it a proof of these worlds'
existence because film cannot lie. As I try to cross the boundary
in such a way, I want to give the viewers a little kick starter to
open up their own doors to the imaginary world.

Born in Japan,1976.
Studied photography in San Francisco.
Now, live and work in Tokyo as a freelance photo-artist.

Awards 2013 IPA International Photo Awards - 1st Place in Fine Art / Professional
2015 PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAFIE PARIS - Gold Prize in Fine Art / Professional
2017 PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAFIE PARIS - Bronze Prize in Fine Art / professional