Pierfrancesco Celada’s Study of Isolation

"IdeasTap, a charity that works to “fund, connect and nurture” new creative talent recently declared Pierfrancesco Celada the winner of its inaugural photographic award for his project, I wish I knew your name.

The Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka Megalopolis, also called the Taiheiyo Belt, is a unique example of urban agglomeration, with an estimated 80 million people living within the area. During a brief visit to Japan in 2009, Celada was fascinated by the isolation and loneliness he felt in the streets. As a foreigner traveling in an alien environment, language and cultural differences augmented the temporal distance between himself and the locals. While observing people, it was clear to Celada that even the indigenous inhabitants were not able to interact successfully with each other."
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