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MARI SARAI: Fourteen - A Youth Hair Story
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Product Description
Mari Sarai is a Member at Nice Film Club.
"It all started with my son, Rei. He was eight years when Covid-19 was eating the world up. During the National State of Emergency, my husband, Tomo (the resident hairstylist), and I (the camera addict) started document ing his "hair story” for Document Journal. That’s when something clicked. With a photographer, a hair stylist, and one very cool kid under the same roof, it felt like the perfect family project. Through Rei, I began to see childhood and identity with fresh eyes. He became more than my son; he became my muse and the spark for everything that followed. What began as a single shoot evolved into an ongoing visual diary of New York and Brooklyn kids: bold, stylish, chaotic, and full of life. Kids are fearless, expressive, and completely unique. Whether dancing, dreaming, or redefining themselves beyond labels, they burst with a creativity that refuses to be contained. Tomo didn’t want this project to be a typical hair story or simply about creating bold, unconventional looks. Instead, I wanted to engage in real conversations with this generation and build hair stories that naturally extend from each individual’s personality. As a photographer, there is a specific moment I love to capture: the magic of a child's first session in a photo studio. These are the kind of experiences they will remember forever. Even the loudest, funniest kids often become nervous and self-aware when the camera is first pointed at them. Some are so excited they barely sleep the night before. This project grew from a single portrait into a story about "becoming" - about the wild, tender power of youth. I photograph to celebrate that spark and to remind myself what it feels like to explore without limits." (saraimari.com)
Key Features
Title: Fourtreen - A Youth Hair Story
Artist: Mari Sarai
Page : 52
Cover : Soft
Size : 7.5” x 9.5”
Edition : 200
Publisher : Irrelevant Press
Lab Notes
"In 2025, Sarai has started to work on a project called “ Fourteen” that is a photo book made with her son ( fourteen years old ) who cast his friends and Sarai photographed them in NYC where they live. And her husband / Hair stylist Tomo Jidai did hair. This is still on-going project to next year for Fifteen and the following year will be Sixteen. We want to continue this project till they reach to real adult." (saraimari.com)
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Mari Sarai
About
Japanese photographer Mari Sarai works for youth culture and narrative-driven fashion. Sarai approaches subjects with energy and artistry, resulting in timeless images that invite attention and open space for dialogue. She is fearless in the pursuit of creating art with her camera. Sarai has worked in New York, London, and Tokyo. Sarai was born in Nara, Japan. She studied photography at Santa Monica College in Los Angeles. After beginning her career as a photojournalist in New York, Sarai moved back to Japan and transitioned to fashion photography. After 6 years as a fashion photographer in Tokyo, she relocated to London, where she became a well-established fashion photographer, shooting for tons of editorials and fashion brands. Now she has moved back to New York.
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