NOICE Visual Expressions Awards submission by Ken Koba:
My name is Ken, I’m a 22-year-old photographer from Japan.
This series is a self-portrait project that explores the emotional landscape of solitude, escapism, and the tension between rebellion against society and the conflicting desire for validation.
By placing myself both in front of and behind the camera, I confront the contradictions that shape my identity — the urge to disappear and the simultaneous need to be seen.
The result is not a search for beauty, but for honesty — an attempt to give form to the silent, inward currents that often go unnoticed.
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