Nozomi Hasegawa explores the indifference toward objects on the margins of urban life. By simulating how our brains fill visual gaps with memory and imagination, her work captures fragmented perceptions of the periphery. Translating blurry 3D scans and photos into oil paintings, Hasegawa makes subconscious impressions visible, drawing parallels between incomplete visual perception and our fractured social relationships. Hasegawa’s series Casted in Indigo, made in Japan in January 2024, develops a cyanotype-inspired approach in oil painting, using layered blue tones and installation formats to evoke shifting skies and water. The meaning arises through viewers’ memories and associations, remaining open and changeable.