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Enlarging a photo to its maximum size reveals another world created by the grain. It's like numerous people moving around in a crowd. This is a story of a woman who lives in such a city.

A warm and bright place hiding uncleanliness and fear. The slightest disorder of daily life brings the room down into deep darkness. Shot on 8mm film.

What is birth? It is said that being born into this world is the beginning of suffering: dukkha.

Emerging from a period of withdrawal, a social recluse or ‘hikikomori’ relates her inner experiences against the backdrop of an illuminated and restless urban environment that never sleeps.