Staffage H.L. – the Ueno Park
Staffage H.L. – the Ueno Park
Staffage H.L. – the Shinjuku-chuou Park
Staffage H.L. – the Shinjuku-chuou Park
Staffage H.L. – the Miyashita Park
Staffage H.L. – the Miyashita Park
Staffage H.L. – the Yoyogi Park
Staffage H.L. – the Yoyogi Park
Staffage H.L. series (2008)
woodcut print (panel, Japanese paper, sumi ink)
52 x 67 cm, 67 x 52 cm

In this series, homeless people, apt to be anathema in the public eye, are portrayed as natural part of the cityscape; they are blended into the sceneries in Tokyo and depicted in the style of Nishiki-e (brocade picture), in rhythm with the seasons.