I remember the bothering smell in the air from the distance as we drive the car.

But sceneries were as usual as a local town by the sea. 

Then we pass through a corner of a cliff, suddenly we see nothing was there.

The entire town was gone, drained and pulled into the ocean

literally, one cliff ordains life and death.

There is no cause and effect. 

Our life depends on total luck.


Image: Toru Yoshikawa murmur, 17 April 2011, Digital photographs, Courtesy of the artist


This is a preview of 'Murmur'. The full article can be found in Art + Australia Issue Five.

Toru Yoshikawa is an artist and creative director who lives and works in Tokyo.