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Orientation Lost

Gravity appears to fail inside a structure. By reversing orientation, the photograph unsettles spatial certainty and invites the viewer to reconsider how much of “up” and “down” exists only in the mind.

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Art of Storytelling Contest

2025

Nominee

Conceptual/Abstract

Non Professional

Orientation Lost

Gravity appears to fail inside a structure. By reversing orientation, the photograph unsettles spatial certainty and invites the viewer to reconsider how much of “up” and “down” exists only in the mind.

About Artist

Tomohiko Funai

I am a self-portrait, non-photoshopped levitation photographer. I was influenced by a contemporary artist, Natsumi Hayashi, and her "Today's Levitation" series in 2011. Under a concept named "Zero Gravity", I create the world of zero gravity and the life of the "levitator", who have been freed from the force of the gravity, through self-portrait photography. I have been awarded by over 70 photography competitions held in and out of Japan, and were featured in various media such as national televisions, radio, YouTube, magazines, and online articles.

Tomohiko Funai

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Portrait

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Japan

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