Lean into warm tones, slightly desaturated blues, and soft pinks to mimic the aging of vintage film stock.
In this sense, the series subverts the very purpose of portraiture. A traditional portrait arrests time, declares “this person was here.” Rikitake’s Jennie declares instead: “She was here, and now she is not—and even when she was, she was already leaving.”
To understand why these portraits are held in such high regard, one must first understand the signature style of Yasushi Rikitake. Unlike the often over-processed, hyper-saturated aesthetic common in modern K-pop teaser campaigns, Rikitake’s approach is rooted in a classic, almost filmic texture.