New series <Perceiving>

During my years as a student, there was a time when I was involved in the psychological study and

research of perception. “How and what does the human eye see”is studied with the scientific method.

However, as the eye is connected to the mind, I came to the conclusion neither method could come up

with a definite answer.

Since becoming a photographer, I was still interested in “how people see” and how the eye functions.

Our eyes focal field is limited to about 2-3 degrees. The more we depart from this field the less clear the

image becomes. Unlike photography, the human eye can not focus on a wide angled focal field. Therefore,

in everyday life, the center of the vision moves randomly at an interval of 1/10 of a second, viewing

various parts, which are memorized and perceived as a whole. The totality of sceneries and objects we see

is a collection of borderless parts made possible through time and memory.

While using this mechanism of the eye, the mind selects what it needs, consciously an

unconsciously, from the whole perceptual field, and memorizes it, which is the act of perceiving. I wanted to

connect photography with my many years spent pondering about mind and perception. Contrary to ordinary

photography, which takes images with a single shutter, this Perceiving Series simulates the motions of eyes

and head, and the movement of the viewpoint by using a 8x10 camera attached with a close-to-the-

standard lens, while panning for each visual angle: the field I want to photograph is composed of a sequence.

Printing
I am convinced that fine print quality is an important element in fine art photography.
For these large size (24x30ﾓ) photographs, I chose traditional platinum/palladium print process and using Japanese
hand made paper which is thin and archival. It is a harmony of form and content.