April, 6th, 2013

Tokyo | IZIMA KAORU | L andscape With A Corpse

from top to bot tom, left to right

Kojima Hijiri Prada 1997
Saeki Hinako Junya Watanabe 2000
Hasegawa Kyoko YSL Rive Gauche 2003 | Tominaga Ai Prada 2003 | Kuroki Meisa in GUCCI 2006
Kimura Yoshino in Comme des Garcons 2002
Natsuki Mari Luisa Beccaria 2003
Sakai Maki You Are Beautiful

Since its birth, pho tography has been considered to be the magical medium which captures the truth. But everyone knows now that is only the past myth.

His torically, we have been pushing ourselves forward to realize our wish to be more beautiful, by make-up, shape-up, tat too and cosmetic surgery.

In this age with the advanced digital technology, it looks as though we are still devoting ourselves to pursue the ideal beauty in the virtual image by using digital modification.

Is the truth so not worth looking at?

A thought occurred to me to pho tograph a human body by high-definition digital back and enlarge the image as large as possible without re touching.

I felt as though I was trying to find the smallest creature hiding in the vast field.

Moreover, by looking at people around me in such a point of view, they started to look so attractive, regardless of their age or gender.

I would like to pay my respects to my models, for underst anding the nature of my experiment, which seems to counteract the trend and I would like to compliment on their being.

You Are Beautiful.

Izima Kaoru