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My 1st project “border”     -2016

My parents said that “You are abnormal”.
But, my friend said that “You are so unique”.

In Japan I am certified as a disabled person.

I am interested in the border between normal and abnormal.

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《smile》from the series of “border”

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My 2nd project “sympathy”       – in progress

My psychiatric doctor said that

“You don’t have sympathy because of your illness ”

Is that true?

In the real meaning, Can we understand others?
How do we understand others?

This project is in progress.
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《blind view》from the series of “sympathy”

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My 3rd project “No one looks at me”   -2017

I am scared of eyes of others.

Think deeply, I may be lonely.
So, I assume that “The others look at me”

The fact is

“No one looks at me”

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《Please stop looking》from the series of “No one looks at me”

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My 4th project “What do you label this person?” (Current project)

We have many labels.
For example,

I’m <Japanese>, <Male>, <Unemployed>, <Nonsectarian>,<Mental disorder>…

Can you understand the unknown person who is on my photographs?
I am interested in the way how the unknown person is understood.

「Tell me how you feel when you look my photographs.」

So, I use instagram.

This project is 《What do you label this person?》on instagram.

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《ordinary day》from the series of “What do you label this person?”

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