Takaseki, Karin

Ever since I was little, my mother always thought of places that looked pleasing to the eyes to show me and she surrounded me with many beautiful things and scenery. Every time I saw a “nice visual” or something beautiful with a loved one, or even alone, I felt happy and excited to be able to share that time with them. These little events I experienced growing up lead me to value the small and big beautiful things in life. Now, every time I see something visually pleasing I take a picture to share (with my family and with many others) and to keep for memory. This created a habit of taking photographs on my iPhone. To me, beautiful things are an important part of one’s happiness and I think it is good for mental health. Looking at beauty, being surrounded by beauty, and sharing beauty with loved ones is something that everyone should do in their daily lives. 

Okinawa, 2021

Paris, 2019

Hakone, 2022

Tokyo (Fuji Film Disposable Camera), 2021

Karin Takaseki was born in Tokyo, Japan and moved to Maryland, USA. She grew up there during her elementary school years and moved back to Tokyo. She now resides there and has completed her Bachelor’s Degree at the Tyler School of Arts at Temple University Japan as an art major. As an artist she works with a few mediums; paintings, photography, and videography and she is interested in casual photography, sculpting, colors, and jewelry. Karin values the idea of happiness, aesthetics, colors, and minimalism.