installation / 2016
Material: Inkjet print, LCD monitor, filmcase, texts
Place: taimatz, Tokyo
Photo : Keizo Kioku
Material: Inkjet print, LCD monitor, filmcase, texts
Place: taimatz, Tokyo
Photo : Keizo Kioku
"Photographs show you images" is an English translation from the Japanese title which is a sentence often found on packaging - "Photographs for reference only."
However, in a different context, such a phrase has multiple meanings.
I asked a Japanese-English translator to translate this Japanese sentence to English several times. Each translation has a different meaning: One translation is regarding "photograph" as object; one is an instruction for a specific photograph; another describes the "photograph" as a medium and another is a grammatically direct translation.
These sentences appear as wall text accompanying five pairs of images printed alongside each other. Each image was sourced from a roll of 35mm half film I was given by an acquaintance whilst travelling. These phrases also appear as a series of simply designed slides looping on a monitor nearby.
I asked a Japanese-English translator to translate this Japanese sentence to English several times. Each translation has a different meaning: One translation is regarding "photograph" as object; one is an instruction for a specific photograph; another describes the "photograph" as a medium and another is a grammatically direct translation.
These sentences appear as wall text accompanying five pairs of images printed alongside each other. Each image was sourced from a roll of 35mm half film I was given by an acquaintance whilst travelling. These phrases also appear as a series of simply designed slides looping on a monitor nearby.