2026/9/7 - 2026/10/2

Group Exhibition: foxy Portrait Exhibition — Ash Quatava "That Summer." (9 A3 prints exhibited)

*Note: The images below are not the exhibited works.

Yesterday. III -fragments in tide- 　& Recent Works

A woman's time flows far faster than we might imagine. I believe the ages of nineteen to twenty—when the innocence of girlhood unravels and the quiet grace of womanhood begins to take hold—mark the most delicate and crucial transition of all. For one full year, I kept my gaze fixed on this threshold.

Yesterday. III is an intimate, documentary-style portrait series tracing my days with model Hinata Asahina. The shooting took place between September 7, 2021, and September 27, 2022—a time when society was shrouded in an unprecedented sense of isolation under the pandemic, with everyday life heavily restricted.

Against this backdrop, we captured approximately 8,000 shots in total. The usual backdrops—the bustle of the city, vibrant autumn foliage, glowing winter illuminations—were understandably subdued given the circumstances. Yet, the winter coastlines were still bathed in sunset light, and the vast river surfaces shimmered.

What I sought to record was far more than a physical metamorphosis. Behind the lens, amidst a climate where even stepping outside felt fraught, lay the shifting tides of human emotion. There was hope discovered, inner conflict, and at times, a profound silence. I recall how her expressions—as she lived through her own transformation during the pandemic—were constantly evolving, never the same twice.

These recorded moments accumulated like fragments floating in the tide (fragments in tide), ultimately washing ashore to mark a resolution, and perhaps a new departure.

Marking the completion of this chronicle, this exhibition simultaneously features & Recent Works, showcasing where I stand today. This section highlights recent pieces created with three models who have supported my journey as a photographer: Umi, featured in my flagship 2024 solo exhibition Yesterday. II; Chimu, who is slated to appear in my upcoming solo show; and Maiko, who left a distinct impression in the 2025 OK, I AM... series.

The works woven with them from 2025 to the present carry a color distinct from the central theme of the Yesterday series—the "accumulation of time." They offer a vivid reminder that the sum of past "yesterdays" shapes who these women are today, as well as who I am as the artist behind the camera.

In the space where the echoes of the past in Yesterday. III intersect with the present gaze of Recent Works, I hope you will experience "Durational Portraiture"—the ongoing pulse of life captured through the lens.

Ash Quatava