Fluorite is a beautiful mineral that catches the light of our star and radiates it back in the darkness of night. My stone was a memento from my father, glowing and enigmatic.

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His death was too sudden. Before we realized the cancer attacked from all directions and took him. All I wanted was to sit down with him and talk about his experiences, ask him about the secrets he carried with him, but before I could gather my will to do so, he was stricken mute and then disappeared into mystery.

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Why did i have to wait? Why did I not put all my effort into living this precious time with him? After his death, I walked with tears behind my eyes and bitterness in my heart.

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In the cold, beautiful blue stone, innumerable stars glittered and drifted. In a dream i wandered among them, searching.

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When I woke up unexpectedly, I found myself in the house where he was a child. It was full of smells and sounds and familiar but cryptic and mystical objects. His presence felt so strong that I thought his voice might come from the next room.

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Though I am unsure as to why, I believed, deep inside myself, that I could meet Father there, day after day, wandering around in the mystical scenery, I looked for him.

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About

Yukari Chikura born in Tokyo, Japan. Her work "ZAIDO" was published by STEIDL in 2020. (ZAIDO was selected as "Best Photo Book 2020" of Photo-eye, VOGUE, LensCulture, Vanity Fair etc) Her works have been collected in MET, MoMA, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, V&A, TATE, Griffin Museum and Bibliotheque nationale de Franceetc. She won LensCulture Emerging Talent Awards 2016, LUCIE PHOTOBOOK PRIZE (Finalist), Julia Margaret Cameron Award ( 1st ) , IPA International Photography Awards (1st), Sony World Photography Awards, Photolucida Critical Mass TOP50 2016 & 2015. She held lots of exhibitions at museum, galleries around the world.

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www.yukari.chikura.me