Nora

It may just be garbage. I name the things that are left alone on the roadside as "Nora," and shoot and collect them. "Nora" used in the title is in Japanese. The word means "wandering." What I see in my work are the objects that were produced as industrial products with the purpose and role, and were used in the places where they were given to people. The process of things being put on the side of the road like garbage, and the future journey that continues through human hands ... What does "Nora" get? "freedom"? Or "loneliness"? Much of my life was a journey. The trip was accompanied by my husband's overseas transfer, and it was not a trip I started on my own. Suddenly separated from my work and human relationships to which I belonged, "Nora" appeared in front of me spending days drifting alone in an unknown city. Those images seem to be searching for identities that are likely to be lost because they are neglected, It was a catalyst for me to think about the meaning and sociality of living in my own way. In addition, in 2020, when this work was being produced, a global pandemic of covid-19 occurred. To prevent the spread of the infection, we had to spend our days as "individuals." In addition, this year in 2022, the Russian invasion has forced many to live away from the country where they were born and raised. It makes us think more about "attribution" and "identity". The figure of "Nora" standing on the side of the road may be our figure.