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- New York ニューヨーク -
The sky can be framed by buildings even without a wide-angle lens.
広角レンズじゃなくてもビルで囲める空。
After having difficulty finding a hotel where I could stay for the night, I finally ended up in a dormitory where young job-seekers hang out. I had intended to stay only one night, but it turned out to be everything for me in New York City.
当日泊まれるホテルがなかなか見つからず、やっと転がり込んだのは、職探しをする若者たちがたむろすドミトリー。一晩だけのつもりが、ここがニューヨークの全てになった。
A place that makes me believe that this is where the stage is set.
舞台は此処だと信じさせてくれる場所。
A splash in the harem. The popping iris is like a soundless cracker. It suddenly echoed out of the corner of my eye.
ハーレムに水しぶき。弾ける虹彩は、まるで音の無いクラッカー。目の端でいきなり響いた。
Everybody walks between cars, ignoring traffic lights, as if that is the manner of New York City.
信号無視で車の間を縫って歩く。それがニューヨークの流儀であるかのように。
- United Nations Headquarters -
I felt connected to the world when my pen tip touched someone's doodle. This was back when I didn't even know about the Internet.
誰かの落書きにペン先が触れて、世界と繋がった気がした。インターネットなんて知らなかった頃の話。
It was the 20th century.
20世紀だった。
Thinking of the magnitude of what was inside one person and the smallness of the window in which that one person lived, every room seemed on the verge of bursting.
一人の中にあるものの大きさと、その一人がいる窓の小ささ。どの部屋も、破裂寸前に見えた。
I couldn't find the rooftop of our hotel, even though it has such a bright green artificial grass.
僕らのホテルの屋上は見えなかった。あんなに鮮やかなグリーンの人工芝が。
It dusked again in a moment.
また一瞬で暮れた。
- Hotel Aladdin -
We just happened to arrive in the same room in the same summer. We had no intention of remembering or forgetting each other.
たまたま同じ夏に同じ部屋に辿り着いただけ。互いを覚えておくつもりも、忘れるつもりもなく。
I just loved this room.
ただこの部屋が好きだった。
The first thing I see upon waking up is a bucket on the roof of the next building, and then we enjoy a breakfast of Chinese-to-go and cappuccino. A morning routine born in this small room. A routine that ends today.
目覚めて最初に目に入るのは隣の屋根の上のバケツ。その後はチャイニーズのテイクアウトとカプチーノの朝飯。この小さな部屋に生まれた朝のルーティン。今日で終わるルーティン。
