We’ve all heard
about Japan’s extraordinary ‘capsule hotels,’ but photographer Won Kim’s
intimate photos give us a personal look at another set of tight living
quarters – a hidden hotel in Tokyo that was designed as a guesthouse for
backpackers.
Kim stumbled across the hotel when
backpacking across Japan, and returned 2 years later to photograph it.
He lived there for several months, befriending residents and
photographing the small, womb-like spaces that they call home. The
entire hotel is located on a single floor of an office building in
north-east Tokyo. Some of the residents are short-term visitors while
others, says kim, are essentially permanent residents.
“For me, the real interest of the
resulting portraits is in how each resident has made use of a such a
small, confining space,” Kim writes. “In each case, the sharply-defined
space and its contents tell something about its occupant’s personality,
and his or her ability to function in such a strange, enclosed
environment.”
More info: wonkimphotography.com | Instagram (h/t: modernmet, demilked)
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