Jacelyn Yap
どこまでも続くような青の季節は
四つ並ぶ眼の前を遮るものは何もない
(In a season of endless blue
There is nothing to block the front of my eyes)
— Excerpt from 青のすみか (Where Our Blue Is), by キタニタツヤ (Tatsuya Kitani)
Whenever I’m in Japan, I’m drawn to the rivers and longkangs (a colloquial term in Singapore/Malaysia for street drains). In Singapore, where I’m from, our waterways are typically opaque with silt and pollution. In Japan, the waterways are crystal clear, and I’ve seen fish swimming in longkangs in Kanazawa, the busy capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture. Reflected in the still waters, the skies seem endless. Even in the gushing waters of the Kamo River in one of the busiest parts of Kyoto, the waters are clear and reflect the warm lights of the numerous establishments on the riverbank.
Kamo River 1
Kamo River 2
Asano River 1
Asano River 2
Reflecting The Sky
Castles From Different Times
View From The Train
Morning Walk
Jacelyn (she/her) is a self-taught visual artist who ditched engineering to make art because of a comic she read. Her artworks and photography have been published by the Commonwealth Foundation’s adda, Chestnut Review, The Lumiere Review, and more.
Website: https://jacelyn.myportfolio.com/; IG: @jacelyn.makes.stuff.
Photos by Jacelyn Yap
