“The Sanctuary”
Some hair left in the corner of a bathtub, soap bubbles, blue stain that was formed before I was aware of it, dirty floor. My room, my skin, my scar, my hands, my Kleenex, my chair, my…
It comes off everyday and makes a whirlpool at the drain. Whitish gradations are on the tiles. My room is my enlarged ego. Loops repeat desperately or optimistically. The objective of the process of watching the loops is to explore the answer to the question ”Could I be regenerated?“ It is a fiction comprising fragments of reality. It is a device to generate an artificial persona in space. It is a tool to draw the inner character in invisible ink on the surface. Since it is a fiction, it is possible to make it closer to the truth. Truth and reality are similar, but are subtly different. I can not think of any other medium that enables me to play with what is real and what is not. That risky quality is one of the reasons why I am attracted to photography.
Selecting judge: Takashi Honma
She is very clear about What she is and what she likes in a very limited world. That is good. (I don’t think that the pictures of a head are needed.) If she could continue taking pictures in this secluded world, it would be nice. However, the question is whether she will be able to take pictures of the outside world or different subjects with the same level of energy.
