TOKYO RUMANDO
VISIBLE / INVISIBLE MEMORIES #1
Visible/Invisible Memories #1 With Gratitude for saving my life, 2023
Published by Galerie Echo 119
Book size 21x28 cm
Pages 24 Language English and Japanese
“In an old newspaper that my mother had kept carefully for a long time, I once found the story of how I almost drowned in a cold river at four years old. In Japan, countryside roads are usually empty. Fortunately, a man from a shipping company happened to pass by at that very moment and jumped into the river to save me. If this man hadn't seen me, I certainly wouldn't be here today. Reading this article brought back a long-forgotten memory. There were two specific parts that I clearly remembered: the moment just before I fell into the river and the man's face as he was holding me. I tried to thank him later but unfortunately, I never got the chance to see him again. This is why I decided to turn this event into a tangible memory, to remember it repeatedly and never forget it again. What about you, what would you do if you could no longer see the people you wanted to thank?” Tokyo Rumando
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“One day, in an old diary that my mother had carefully kept for years, I came across the story of my near-drowning in a river at the age of four. In Japan, the country roads are usually empty. Luckily, a man from a transportation company was passing by at that precise moment and jumped into the river to save me. If that man hadn’t seen me, I certainly wouldn’t be here today. Reading that article brought back that long-forgotten memory. There are two specific parts that I remember clearly: the moment just before I fell into the river and the man’s face as he held me in his arms. I tried to thank him afterwards, but unfortunately, I never had the chance to see him again. That’s why I decided to turn that event into a tangible memory, so that I could regularly remember it and never forget it again. What would you do if you couldn’t see the people you wanted to thank anymore?” Tokyo Rumando