KATO Yuya
2015
20.0×20.0cm
KATO Yuya
1990-/M/Tokyo
These works is instant photographs of lost items found along the roadside.
Someone once owned them and, regardless of whether they felt attached, some manner of circumstances led to them parting from these items after a period of time and likely without intent. Various external causes finally brought them here, and in this place, in this form, they came to rest. The photograph is of that alone.
However, rather than seeing these as antiques whose price increased each time someone relinquished their affection, or as artifacts unearthed after tens of thousands of years, I see them as simple trash which feels somehow charming, and which others cannot touch with familiarity. Perhaps that old Japanese sentiment that "souls dwell in things" still slightly remains in me.
I have heard that stickers with GPS trackers that can be tracked from your smart phone have been developed in recent years. If you were to stick these onto your beloved possessions, you would be able to find them quickly even if you did lose them.
1990-/M/Tokyo
These works is instant photographs of lost items found along the roadside.
Someone once owned them and, regardless of whether they felt attached, some manner of circumstances led to them parting from these items after a period of time and likely without intent. Various external causes finally brought them here, and in this place, in this form, they came to rest. The photograph is of that alone.
However, rather than seeing these as antiques whose price increased each time someone relinquished their affection, or as artifacts unearthed after tens of thousands of years, I see them as simple trash which feels somehow charming, and which others cannot touch with familiarity. Perhaps that old Japanese sentiment that "souls dwell in things" still slightly remains in me.
I have heard that stickers with GPS trackers that can be tracked from your smart phone have been developed in recent years. If you were to stick these onto your beloved possessions, you would be able to find them quickly even if you did lose them.