Deriving their inspiration from a vast palette and the silhouettes of natural foodstuffs, they breathe life into unique compositions, in a bold and feminine style.

Photographer Eri Hosomi and mangaka and graphic designer Kaori Yuki have worked in collaboration under the name of Maison Onigiri, since 2017, after meeting on a commission respectively as a photographer and an expert in digital retouching.

They sustain a great passion for “fooding” and all that is “kawaii” (cute in Japanese). Their talent and unique visual worlds are perfectly compatible.

Why photography?

I held art events in Rio in 2014; photographers were expensive and don’t always capture the soul of events, so I bought my first camera and started taking photos. My background as a director slowly came to the fore and I became the events photographer I am today.

What inspires you?

Female protagonists concerned with their content who call social, sexual, racial and aesthetic norms into question. Aesthetically Jodorowsky, Roy Andersson, Tim Burton, Magritte, and Mugler among others.

French-Hungarian artist Pol Kurucz created the nonconformist art collective Kolors in Budapest before exporting it to Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he now lives. Through an aesthetic heavily influenced by pop culture, his photos are always anchored in reality and particularly feminism or the defence of minorities. Photos by Pol Kurucz are now published in major magazines (Vogue, ELLE, Dazed, GQ, etc.) and shown at photo exhibitions (ArtExpo NYC) or fashion weeks (Shanghai and New York).

What makes your photographs unique?

I’d say the atypical combination of bright colours and the considerable eccentricity of the characters.

What was the context of creation of your new series?

In my new series, celebrities from Los Angeles (mainly singers and actors) are immersed in my imaginary and photorealistic 3D decors and tell an extravagant visual story, combining their worlds with mine.