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A Strange HomeComing

Stumbling into a small restaurant in Nishiki Tenmangu, Kyoto, I found myself sitting amongst my Grandmother’s family. Comically, it was a pseudo-family reunion. The group made easy conversation even though we struggled with the language barriers. My family was impressed by my chopstick skills and enthusiasm for the local Sagano Torokko train. I was grateful for experiencing my first upscale Kaiseki. Across the table, I could finally put a face to my namesake. She had a big belly laugh, like me. It was unsettling to find my Grandmother in the faces of near strangers.
A Strange Homecoming is a documentation of finding comfort in unfamiliar spaces.
as told by her Granddaughter | Digital Film 





















What makes a home?

Three matriarchs provide their definition of a “home.”. The individual conversations between Amaya, Sato (her grandmother), Kiyomi (her mother), and Mayumi (her sister) are spliced and interpolated into a visual and audio collage of family, photos, and found objects.
Nishiki Tenmagu Shrine

November Thirtieth on the Nozomi Shinkansen
November Thirtieth on the Nozomi Shinkansen
November Thirtieth on the Nozomi Shinkansen
Family Portrait