
About the Work
- Year
- 2018
- Edition
- Unique
- Signed
- Not Set
- Credits
- 協力:Akio Nagasawa Gallery
- Frame
- Not Included
- Work Certificate
- Not Set
- Category
- Photograph
- Style
- Self Portrait
Work Details
片山は、手縫いで再現した身体の部分や、ドローイングを施した義足などと共に撮影したセルフポートレートを展開してきました。
旧サウナ石巻会場では片山自身の部屋を想起させる「shadow puppet」シリーズや、自分だけでなくさまざまな人の手がオブジェのモチーフとなっている「bystander」シリーズなど、過去の作品を組み合わせたインスタレーションを行います。
Exhibition Information
- Past Exhibitions
- Reborn-Art Festival 2021-22 [夏会期]08.11.2021 - 09.26
Artist
Artist
Affiliated Gallery
Mari Katayama creates works, departing from hand-sewn objects and extending to photography, video, and installation, as a practice of ascertaining the society, social roles, and landscapes that are interwoven and resonating in multiple layers. Her hand-sewn objects appear repeatedly, changing in form and function, in each self-portrait series, thereby making the norms and gazes inherent in society visible. In the making of photographs, Katayama always releases the shutter herself: by engaging with the relationship of ‘taking/being taken,’ she examines the boundaries and dynamics between the self and the other. Using settings constructed with mirrors or her own room as the stage for photography, Katayama reflects not only on relationships and frictions, but also on the world and the structures that lead to them. Through these processes, she questions the nature of boundaries: the relation between ‘I’ and ‘you,’ what constitutes ‘correctness,’ and where the line between ‘natural’ and ‘artificial’ lies.Since 2011, Katayama has led the High Heel Project, which proclaims ‘freedom of choice.’ In this project, she aims to ensure that everyone can make choices based on their own will, regardless of their physical condition or ability, and to expand the range of options that underpin this freedom. In addition to her artistic practice, she works as a singer, model and public speaker, broadening the points of contact where artistic expression intersects with society.
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