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Moscow Attitude Photography Exhibition

Date : 01 April 2014 - 30 April 2014
Location: Curved Wall on the 3rd and 4th floor

By Kengo Otake


Whenever I’m in Bangkok, my memory evokes two other cities that my life has been closely connected with. I was raised in Tokyo in the 1980's, which was a critical decade in the formation of Tokyo's cultural identity. In the wake of World War II, Tokyo’s cultural life became heavily influenced by that of the United States. The latter half of the 1980's marked the beginning of the new era when Tokyo’s youngsters established their own lifestyle, fusing both Japanese culture and post-war American influence. The creative energy of the youth enlivened Tokyo and was primaily visible in the material world where new fashion and art forms began to emerge.
 
This creative energy also found form in the deeper inner processes of a changing social attitude. Subsequent generations have developed these emergent trends which have come to define Japan and are now known worldwide.
 
Moscow is the another city I'm reminded of. I spent several years of my life there. There is a special feeling created by the kids on Moscow’s streets which has always fascinated me and reminds me of Tokyo in the 1980's. Brought up by parents who were born in conditions of limited freedom, Moscow’s young people combine Soviet heritage with Western culture in a masterly fashion which they have developed over the years into their own unique style. It is this unity of cultural influence that has inspired me to create a series of photos that are a portrait of today’s youth from Moscow’s streets.
 
Like Moscow, the Bangkok of today feels to me like the Tokyo of the 1980's. I see how Bangkok’s youth have fused American and Japanese influences, reaching a point where they can express attitudes and styles in their own distinctive way. They are creative, individual and motivated, but have surprisingly retained traditional values. The good old days are still visible here, while Tokyo, having reached a period of economic stability, has almost lost this feeling.
 
I situate myself between Bangkok and Moscow. These are the cities in which my memory drags me back to the Tokyo of the 1980's. My particular focus is on the youngsters and the ways their attitudes connect the past to the present and will continue to echo into the future.
 
Kengo Otake 

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