Photographer Kei Murata’s series All I Can See explores the mysteries of human vision through the ever-shifting backdrop of Ginza.

This time, attention turns to the invisible connections that emerge when multiple images are placed side by side. Rather than relying on clear narratives or recognisable symbols, the focus drifts toward the subtle fluctuations and resonances between them—searching for a visual rhythm within their shifting intervals.

#6 Whatever the Weather

I am drawn to the state in which multiple images are placed side by side.
Subtle correspondences—of colour, texture, symbolism, space, the position of the light source, the height of the viewpoint—create a loose continuity between them. At the same time, I find it especially compelling when images are connected by something other than these easily articulated elements.

I often become aware of this sensation when watching an accomplished musician perform live or listening to a DJ. At a concert I attended last year, I had the impression of different kinds of connections unfolding simultaneously: one tracing the spatial structure in my mind as it followed shifts in sonic phase; another shaped by sustained gradations of sound that carried a particular mood. Each seemed to draw its own circle, yet as they continued, they gradually began to encompass one another, forming a larger circle.

When each circle remained independent, there was a fascination in the coexistence of sounds unfolding along different axes. But when the larger circle emerged, it felt natural—almost as if it had always been there in its proper form. Rather than beginning with the larger circle, it was through drawing the smaller ones first that the larger circle gained clarity and resolution. Perhaps the way these circles deform and relate to one another is what we call groove.

If so, then in the arrangement of images as well, we might call it groove when the appeal lies not in specific symbols, narratives, or spatial continuity, but in the amplitude of fluctuation itself.

Kei Murata
Artist / Photographer
Kei Murata is an artist and photographer based in Tokyo. With a Master’s degree in Oil Painting from Tokyo University of the Arts (2016), Murata creates works that examine the transformations of perception and scale, using photography and video as his primary mediums.
His recent exhibitions include NEW ANXIETIES (N/A Seoul, 2025), Correspondence (a83, New York, 2023), EENT (POST-FAKE projects, Tokyo, 2023), between / of (The 5th Floor, Tokyo, 2022), and VOCA 2022 (The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, 2022).

Website: keimurata.com
Instagram: @kemrta