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PROFILE<\/strong> <\/p>\n DATE<\/strong> <\/p>\n MEDIUM<\/strong> <\/p>\n DIMENSIONS<\/strong> <\/p>\n STATEMENT<\/strong> <\/p>\n ABOUT MUSIC AND ART<\/strong> <\/p>\n Hikari Okawara PLAYLIST<\/strong><\/p>\n
Born in Miyagi Prefecture in 1988. Completed a master\u2019s degree at Kyoto University of Art and Design Graduate School in 2015. Taking as his major theme the relationship between humanity and the environment, he is working on the creation of photographic artwork in the city and suburbs. Recent major solo exhibitions include \u201cHeterotopia\u201d (KUNST ARZT, Kyoto, 2015) and \u201cBeyond the Landscape\u3000KYOTO\u201d (Kyoto Art Outlet Center, 2015).<\/p>\n
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pigment print<\/p>\n
H60\u00d7W90cm<\/p>\n
Michel Foucault (1926\u20131984) used the word heterotopia for a place that really exists but has a character completely unlike any other place. Examples include gardens, cemeteries, art museums, one\u2019s parents\u2019 double bed on a Thursday afternoon, and so on). I record with my camera places that have a specific character\u2014urban graveyards, expressway construction sites and their surrounding environments, archaeological digs, and so on. Based on the concept of heterotopia, I take pictures with my camera, and try to capture and convey the unique character of those places.<\/p>\n
I first heard the Miles Davis album Bitches Brew … oh, it must have been the first or second year after I started taking pictures. At that time I was thinking about \u201cphotos without a center.\u201d When I say \u201ccenter,\u201d please understand that I mean the central subject being photographed, the point that draws the eye of the viewer. I suppose it would be like when we describe a photograph with flowers in it as a \u201cpicture of flowers,\u201d it\u2019s the part of the photo with the flowers in it. So, when I say \u201cphotos without a center\u201d that means the kind of photo that can draw the viewer\u2019s eye to the various elements on the screen and make them look all over the place. Not only the details but the whole body of those photos have meaning. It may seem like a very basic point, but this is the kind of thing that I am conscious of when I create my work. When I hear this album, I remember all the things I was thinking of back then.<\/p>\n