Photographs Negative-positive reversal technique Digital development Pigment inkjet print Ise Japanese paper Year : 2020 Frame size : W457 × H608 × D26 mm Sheet size : W330 × H483 mm Image size : W303 × H463 mm Ed.1/5 "From the I am suffering from loss of consciousness due to a brain disorder, and I am unable to define the existence of my memoryless self. Reality seems doubtful and the question of "what is certain" fills my head. The way to clarify this question was the technique of negative-positive inversion, which is directed toward life, mainly trees. The impressions I got from life were there, unchanged, even when I changed my point of view, and they were a sign of my own existence. Photography is supposed to be an accurate depiction of the subject, but my photographs are meant to promote self-awareness and question identity through the visualization of sensations. While utilizing techniques that have become possible with the development of photographic technology, I attempt to confirm existence by destroying the depiction of reality as captured by the camera. The image information is broken and lost in the process of applying an inversion technique and developing the image digitally, and when printed on traditional Japanese paper, the image becomes blurred and unclear. As the captured reality crumbles, only the "impression of life" that was felt is extracted. In an age when photographs can be corrected by data or AI, what was certain was that "I felt it. In order to understand the true nature of the question, "What am I?", we aim to approach the roots of sensations and impressions through photographs and stimulate thought from a new perspective.
