This is a picture of a rotten "La France" (a pear brand, a specialty of Yamagata).

After Meiji era, Japan admired for Europe and the United States, has made its own westernization a top priority.
However, in today's Japan, decay has become apparent everywhere, such as economic stagnation and population decline.
Especially in rural areas, those problems are accelerating.

This work represent a rural area image with such forefront problems in Japan.