岸、川、岸。電車の中からそれぞれの場所を定点観測のようにして写真を撮っている。定点というにはいささか構図が安定しない。しかし狙いすぎていないこの不安定さこそ「現実的」だと思う。水の近くに人が集まるのは今も昔も一緒である。ある日、大きな雨が降った。釣り堀が消えた。数日後に釣り堀が現れた。今ある景色が続くとは限らない。そんな日々に現実を感じる。今日も人は鮒を釣る、川には水が流れる、グラウンドに少年たちの声が響く。

Bank, river, shore. I take photos of these places in a way similar to fixed point observation, although in my case these are photos taken from the train during my daily commute. The composition is unstable at these fixed points but never veers into incomprehensibility, and this is precisely what makes these photos realistic. People gather near the water the same today as always. One day there is a heavy rain and the fishing pond disappears, only to reappear a few days later. The landscape before us now will not always be the same. These are the days when I feel a sense of reality. People are fishing for carp today as well. The water flows through the river, and the children’s voices echo over the field.