TOHNO REMI

11.3.2011

Inkjet prints on paper / 29.7×42.0cm / 2014

 

This work, titled after the date of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in 2011, reflects on the collective trauma experienced by Japanese people.

 

Using decalcomania with inkjet prints, images collected from the Internet were transferred from non-absorbent to absorbent paper, allowing chance to shape the final outcome. The unpredictable results challenge the reproducibility of photography and contrast with mass-produced media images.

 

Like human memory, the process transforms and softens information, suggesting a return to everyday life and the possibility of feeling safe again.

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