Last year, I started creating this series of photographs, spurred by my hospitalization. Half of them were taken with a smartphone (Android). After participating in the Canon’sNew Cosmos of Photography 2019, this is my first entry into a photography competition in a while. I am honored to have been selected as one of the 25 finalists from 150 countries worldwide in the series photography category of the LensCulture Art Photography Awards, considered one of the most prestigious awards in contemporary photography art. From these finalists, I was chosen as a Jurors’ Pick. The juror for this category was ANNA DANNEMANN from The Photographers’ Gallery in the UK. The title of my series is “A Home for the Hermit Crab.” Thank you very much for your support.
LensCulture Art Photography Awards 2022
Below is the evaluation by ANNA DANNEMANN.
ANNA DANNEMANN
Senior Curator
The Photographers’ Gallery
United Kingdom
Tomomichi Nakamura’s endearing images subtly address the important issue of mental health and the isolating experience of being institutionalized and separated from society. Nakamura creates powerful images between reality and fiction, introspection and shared moments such as everyday tasks. His interventions in the images allow for a different perspective and insights into other ways of life – A Home for the Hermit Crab is on the whole an outstanding and accomplished project.