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Forlorn Crucible

A liminal study on the human condition, where fracture gives rise to a shape that we can barely recognize. My subconscious feelings led me to take random photos that represented my difficulties growing up as a Japanese American, dealing with pectus excavatum, a birth defect in which one's chest caves inward. This led me to question: Can something greater be formed out of despair? Does this "something" extend beyond humanity and perhaps life itself? I want my images to serve as a visual language for the "unseen" struggle, pushing the viewer to find beauty in structural vulnerability.





“The eye is the first circle.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Updated 01.15.26