Daisuke appears to use film in his work. Some alternative process methods may be used for some, such as double exposure or negative sandwiching. His images are low contrast and possibly underexposed, or taken at low light times of day. The images are minimal and tend to be center-weighted. They don't seem to typically include very dark blacks or bright whites and tend to heavily use midtones. The overall quality of the images is minimalist.
To me, these pieces feel like they are meant to be reflective for the artist. His images are possibly meant to evoke pensive thoughts from the viewer. Maybe as the viewer, we are meant to be provoked in some way emotionally by things the images lack. The low contrast could evoke a sense of somberness or calm from the viewer. The details aren't fine at all and could possibly intend to remove focus from the small things and move on to the bigger picture of things. Yokota could intend for the viewer, also, to come to a state of meditation in viewing his images.
From what I gather the intention may be, I appreciate these from an aspect grounded in meditation and reflective practices. It is a nice series in that sense, but it is underwhelming if you don't see the same intention. Mentally, I am stimulated by these images - not by the subjects, but by the emotion of the image as a whole. It can evoke inner movement and thought, and to me it's a very lovely thing.
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