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–Sane 2020

Pigment print on laid paper, with lettering embossing
21 x 30 cm




The photo series -Sane, (–さんへ) consists of reprinted digital-analog photos on laid paper embossed with the Japanese alphabet letters. The embossed letters convey a message of friendship that transcends age disparity, nationality, and language. A stimulus, for instance, a change of season, the scent of a breeze, or the sound of waves, can recall a memory. Even in Vienna, the stimulation exists for indulging in the reminiscences of Japan. Photos evoke remembrance, and at the same time, they also anticipate the steadfastness of 2009 in Tokyo. However, after ten years, everything began to change: friends, villages, homes, and stores, as well as the passage of time, to sorrow and unfamiliarity. This photo series evokes memories of the diaspora by utilizing an official letterhead form that is returned to the sender due to an unknown address.



This project was supported by the Cultural Department of Vienna (MA7), Austria.