Lawson and Fuji: more than just an Instagram location
This unique and intriguing work captures a modern, everyday Japanese scene with one of the country's greatest symbols in the background: the majestic Mount Fuji.
In the foreground is the brightly lit façade of a Lawson convenience store ('konbini'), a cornerstone of modern Japanese life. The bright blue-and-white neon lights and detailed windows contrast sharply with the natural, raw beauty of the mountain behind. The clouds and soft purple hues in the sky hint at dusk or early morning.
The snowy summit of Mount Fuji towers over the background, with an almost perfectly shaped lens cloud above it, giving a surreal and powerful effect. This work is a clever and humorous commentary on Japanese life, where the mundane and the sublime coexist.
Welcome to my shop, as you may have already seen, there are many works from Italy. I like to photograph there.
Also read my interview here at work on the wall of a while ago: https://www.werkaandemuur.nl/blog/de-mens-achter-het-werk-teun-ruijters/
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