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RINKO KAWAUCHI DOCUMENTS FRAGMENTS OF A NEW LIFE IN CHIBA, ALONG WITH THE GROWTH OF HER CHILD, FROM GIVING BIRTH IN 2016 AND RAISING THE CHILD SINCE. AMONG THESE FRAGMENTS ARE THE BEAUTY OF NATURE AND LIGHT THAT HER CHILD MEETS THROUGH THE CHANGING OF THE FOUR SEASONS, SMALL CREATURES THAT HER CHILD FINDS IN EVERYDAY LIFE, AND THE CHILD’S FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH DEATH—THE BEAUTY OF LIFE THAT DWELLS IN THOSE SMALL THINGS, AND THE DAYS THAT ACCUMULATE WITH THAT AWARENESS. THESE PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEO WORKS ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE SPACE, PARTITIONED BY THE SMALL ROOMS OF THE FORMER OKI NAKA HOUSE, A MUCH-LOVED COMMUNITY CENTER. IN ADDITION, AS IF IN RESPONSE TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S PERSONAL LIFE, ANOTHER SERIES OF NEW WORKS THAT CAPTURES THE CHILD REARING OF SOME SWALLOWS THAT CAME TO HER NEIGHBORHOOD IS EXHIBITED.