Nakanishi creates these series of static photographic scenes. He states how a byproduct of our modern and non-sustainable lifestyle causes us to perceive our society in short terms. His work is an opportunity for us to experience what the world has to offer in slow motion. It allows us to consider a pause in time. The scenes are sequenced chronologically over a long period of time and focus on natural change. I find it interesting how his work is a view of such a natural event through an unnatural lens. The scenery is captured with a camera before it is captured with our eyes. Some could argue that the modernity of his display is in contradiction to his argument of stopping to smell the roses. Some could argue that it too is a byproduct of our non-sustainable lifestyle. Is his art in a museum not a short term event? It is interesting how he wants to focus on the nature of our world through a building and mounted onto a wall. Visiting museums can be considered another form of living through short terms. Museum visits are not taken over long periods of time regarding days and weeks. Although the display and modernity of museums may contradict viewing the world in its natural state, the display does allow a viewer to comprehend the event of the world through individual and group. Nakanishi's work collapses time. It toys with taking nature into our hands and enjoying it for what it is or will always be.
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