I’ve had the intention of focusing only on the act of seeing up until now, but I realized that I’d also been walking and breathing all along. When I make my way up to the top of a small hill, a variety of sounds reach my ears… The sound of my feet treading the ground, the breaking of waves faintly heard from afar, and the voices of children from a nursery school… I felt a sense of joy when I came to the seemingly obvious realization that there is a multitude of objects and events in this world that aren’t seen or photographed.

sounds and things is a presentation of approximately 25 works. Forming the focal point of this exhibition are the images created by Omori between 2012 and 2013 while keeping in mind those things and events that do not directly appear in photographs. The artist’s more recent series have been taken at specific locations within relatively short spans of time. STARS AND STRIPES was captured in New York during a public viewing of President Obama’s inauguration ceremony and Everything happens for the first time was produced in the aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. However, the photographs introduced here were taken gradually over a more relaxed timeframe in a variety of locations. They feature outdoor scenes, interior spaces, the individuals Omori encountered throughout his travels, as well as commonplace objects seen in daily life. Although the images seem to be discrete, all of them are connected through Omori’s perspective and each is labeled with titles, places, and dates that suggest the unfolding of a narrative.

[Work Size]
Small
Edition　7
Image size　212×317mm
Frame size　421×522mm

Medium
Edition　3
Image size　261×390mm
Frame size　527×628mm

All images are available in two sizes.