Hollow Hydrangea

• Photographer
  Aliace Uesan
• Photo Date
  23/05/2021

This portrait explores the delicate balance between beauty and emptiness, using the hydrangea flower as a symbol of fleeting elegance. The subject, adorned in a traditional kimono and decorated with a crown of hydrangeas, evokes both grace and fragility. The soft, muted colors of the flower contrast with the subject’s calm expression, creating a visual metaphor for the transient nature of beauty. This image seeks to capture the quiet reflection of the human spirit, intertwined with the ephemerality of the natural world.

Aliace (Uesan) is a Tokyo-based photographer whose work spans multiple genres, including fine art, architecture, astrophotography, macro, and motion. With a foundation in observing the night sky through telescopes, his transition to photography was driven by a desire to preserve ephemeral beauty through images. His approach emphasizes unconventional technical experimentation and non-standard perspectives, often seeking expressions that are visually striking yet conceptually resonant.