"Manda-la Somewhere" shines a spotlight on Masahiro Usami's long-running "Manda-la" series—a photographic project that attempts to capture the people of a place, along with their culture, history,and social context, within a single frame, much like a Buddhist mandala. Built upon deep research and countless onversations with locals, each work unfolds as a visual tapestry of the region's collective memory, often taking years to complete. Having begun during his student years and now spanning over 25 years, the project has become nothing short of Usami's life's work. Notably, his refusal to use any digital compositing—relying instead on meticulously staged scenes and a theatrical sense of composition—has earned critical acclaim as a unique photographic expression.

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