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First prize awarded to the best of TOKYO POSTCARD AWARD 2012.
The review from Takashi Serizawa is the president of the official jury.
I also consider balance when I award prizes.
This work left an intense impression on my mind.
I naturally settled on it when selecting the grand prix works since I wanted to include works with something of a punk taste. I first wondered what this work is all about, but soon realized it depicts the diversity of people living in Tokyo, and thought the composition with the row of five people was daring.
If all the prize-winning works had a similar tendency, it might be easier to promote the attraction of the awards. But I am also aware of the diversity that certainly is found in today’s Tokyo; so I selected this work that skillfully and fully portrays the situation.