これは枯葉なのだが、見ていると枯葉という気がしなくなる。私はそれほどに魅力的に、絵として切り抜きたくなるほどにその永遠性を求めた。

ですので、惹かれる、その魅力は枯葉だからという文脈からではないはずだが、これが枯葉でなかったとしたら、私はあの時間、あの場所で足を止めたのだろうか。

みんな生まれ落ちたなかで、先へと続いていく方へ進んだ果てに今の姿がある。それは形や心に矛盾も含むが、其処に存在している。

As I gazed upon the fallen leaves, their essence seemed to transcend their ephemeral nature. I was drawn to capture their eternal beauty, to enshrine them as a work of art that would endure beyond their fleeting existence.

Yet, I wonder, was it the leaves themselves that compelled me to pause in that moment, in that place? Or would I have been equally captivated had they been something else entirely?

Every being, from the moment of birth, embarks on a journey that leads to their present form. A path that encompasses contradictions of shape and soul, but ultimately converges in the here and now.

In this photograph, I sought to encapsulate the profound allure of these fallen leaves, to immortalize their transient beauty and to ponder the greater questions of existence and the human experience. The leaves serve as a metaphor for the journey we all undertake, with its inherent contradictions and the undeniable reality of our presence in the present moment.