Sunset and Higanbana

In late September 2022, my mother's family home suffered severe damage from flooding under the floorboards due to continuous heavy rains, which left me feeling very helpless.

I wanted to somehow express that helpless feeling, so I decided to take a photograph of red spider lilies and the setting sun that evening, and I became so absorbed in the photography that I completed this work.

The red spider lily is a plant that was introduced to Japan from China in ancient times and naturalized, and is inseparable from us Japanese people, and its passionate red flowers continue to attract many people.