Lost Name

• Photographer
  Asako Naruto
• Photo Date
  2024

My series, LOST NAME is about the deprivation of "personal names" as ephemeral symbols. The series uses a Split Diopter to obscure the image of person whom we won’t actually see. The SNS where anonymity is easily associated with violence against real names, and the "POWER" to take away individual names in an instant by considering people as a nameless collective,etc.They can all be interpreted in the context of the ephemeral nature of individual names.In this series, I have expressed the anxiety I feel through photography.

Born in Japan, Asako is a Madrid-based photographer specializing in street photography. Her work has gained international recognition, winning the Grand Prix for two consecutive years at both the Paris International Street Photo Awards and the B&W International Awards, as well as 1st Place at the Fine Art Photography Awards. In 2025, she was named Best Photographer of the Year in the Street Photography category at 35AWARDS and served as an international juror representing Spain. Her first monograph, All the Fading Words, will be published in 2025.