The Motoyasu, Kamo, and Sumida River, Japan

A kimono belt stretches and scurries about to touch three rivers.

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The Motoyasu River, Hiroshima, Japan

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The Kamo River, Kyoto, Japan

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The Sumida River, Tokyo, Japan


Photographs by artist, Paul Fortin

Yodogawa River, Osaka, Japan

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Artist Mengdi Li visits her place of birth. Yodogawa River is often referred to as the Yodo River.

I choose Yodogawa River because it ‘s the largest river in the city I live and I crossed the river everyday when I went to school. I was happy to participate in this project. I like that it ‘s a collaboration with people around the world who I ‘ve never met. and by participating in the project brought me a common sense with the others. I think it ‘s interesting that water affects our lives in a similar way even when we come from different cultures.