Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Upcoming shows























"the world wants to changed by......
Sep 5th-27th @CLEAR GALLERY, TOKYO
http://www.cleargallery.jp/jpn/current/index.html























Oct 23rd-Dec 20th@BARRY FRIEDMAN, NY
http://www.barryfriedmanltd.com/main.html#
Please come!

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Porns to be consumed

It was a big surprise when i did this calculation. The number of porn videos that has been produced in a year multiplied by 3000 Yen, the price of the video. The answer of it is vast amount of money. Porn industry is regarded as excellent business enterprise in Japan where money is above everything else. Porn video (sexuality) is not a culture, probably now it's right to consider it as a products which to be consumed.

Approximately 15,000 porn videos were produced last year, in other words, about 42 titles were made everyday. There is at least one porn actress in each film. We don't have official statistics to count how many porn actresses exist but this numbers tells us enough that there are so many porn actresses in Japan now. So why those girls became porn star? According to a survey, 1. money, 2. curiosity towards sexuality or headline-seeker 3. To be more beautiful 4. In comparison with prostitution, no worries about sexual disease, 5. Aiming to be a star, to enter show business industry. Indeed, some porn actresses I've met told me that they couldn't say NO (couldn't express their will) when they were scouted then stepped into porn world. Also they told me that they know quite a few porn actress who entered porn world for the same reason. Since it's appearance in 1980s, Japanese porn culture has been famous in all over the world. Now the word "AV" (adult video=porn video) or "Bukkake" industry jargon that means many people souse semen over girl's face are official language in the world. However, not many people can list up which porn actresses have been flourished now, maybe only porn freaks can.. Yet, this industry has been systematized and created a huge consumer culture while we hadn't been notice. If you can't to deny 1-5 reasons above it's so easy to be involved in the wheel.






Monday, May 26, 2008

TWO PERCENT FASHION SHOW in Hong Kong

I will be in Hong Kong this weekend for TWO PERCENT FASHION SHOW



The 2days after the fashion show, I will have exhibition @ Whampoa Two Percent Shop (B19,site 2, Whampoa Garden,Whampoa) and Cactail Party on June 2nd so if you want to join the party just let me know.

Please come along thank u.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

LOVE GIRLS




I am having this solo exhibition called LOVE GIRLS in Osaka.
If you are happened to be there, please check it up.
April 26-May 5 @HEP HALL (HEP FIVE 8F) 11:00-20:30

Thanks

Monday, March 3, 2008

It's time

Took 1 hour train (bullet train) journey from Tokyo to go to club night.
The city I arrived at 11 pm was empty.
There wasn't anyone on the street.
Typical view of local city.

To consume this city it'd need so many people.
But the view i saw is the reality.
When the big franchise shops are introduced, people get excited.
"Wow, finally this came to my city" or "We have this shopping mole!" kind of..
inevitably people tend to shift to bigger things,
and the city which was meant to built for commercial purpose, it cant last..
This is obvious thing but a lot of people are not aware of this.

if we don't change the consuming system, little local shops which have been there long time close down
and you'll see brands' shops being around any where which are run by big capital when you get out of station.
Those cities end up having full of consumer loan companies, pachinko (gambling) and kyabakura (kind of bar where girls chat with you and serve you drinks)

Only civil service workers, gangsta, and its culture are flourished in such a city.

It is not matter of good or bad.
You have to be tough enough to go through this time.

The place you live should be the most beautiful place.
If not, you'd better realize that it's only you who can change the environment there.
I believe that it's time for Japanese people to consider about this matter seriously.



東京から新幹線で1時間ちょっと。
イベントのため
夜中の11時に到着した街には
誰も人が歩いていなかった。
地方都市にありがちな風景。
結論から言えば、
どこもかしこも、
こんな消費するには
どれだけ人がいればいいんだ、
ってカンジの街作り。
でもね、似たような街を作れば
最初は「自分の街にもこんなのができた」って盛り上がるとしても、
必然的により巨大な方に人は流れていくし、
そうなれば消費という前提のもとに作られた街は
機能を停止する。
こんな当たり前なことを
こんな状況になっても人々は気づいていない。

消費するシステムを変えない限り、
昔からあったお店はどんどん潰れ 、
駅ビルを降りたら
大きな資本で経営される
どこにでもあるブランドのお店があって、
それにサラリーローンやパチンコや
キャバクラがあるだけになっていく街作りは変わらない。

そしてそんな街で
元気なのは
公務員と
ギャングスター、
そしてそれをとりまく夜のカルチャーだけ。

いい、悪いの問題じゃない。
そこを生き抜くには、
相当にタフな心を必要とする時代が
もう来ちゃってんだよね。

今いる場所がいちばん美しい。
そうじゃなかったら、
そこを変えるのは自分たちしかしない、ことを
今日本人は真剣に考えなきゃいけない時期が来てると思う。





Monday, February 25, 2008

smart girls

Now smart girls is out!!!
The cover picture is Lena taken by me.
Please check it out.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

release and release

Here are the results of what I had been working so hard last couple of month!

“Warp Lovers” (transworld)
All photos are taken by me..
























Hoshino’s photo book “SNEAKERS LOVER” (goma books)