Photo by Yukiko Koshima
Factory worker "K"
Single-channel video installation（video 21'22")
2017
Single-channel video installation（video 21'22")
2017
This artwork was created after my encounter with K, a factory worker who has dedicated over 20 years of his life to a major tile manufacturer in Japan.
Throughout our interviews, K shared his experiences of being born and raised in the town where the factory is located, the challenges of having limited work opportunities in the area, and his current life as a factory worker. As I listened to the recordings of our conversations, certain phrases and words resonated with me, compelling me to temporarily adopt K's perspective to explore the deeper meaning behind his words and expressions. While mulling over his words, I kept shifting the tiles representing his weight from right to left. The lack of oxygen left me feeling disoriented and dazed. However, amidst the strange exhilaration, I felt a sense of being outside of myself for a little while.
工員K
Single channel video installation（video 21'22")
2017
2017
日本の大手タイルメーカーの生産工場で、工員として20年以上務めるK氏との出会いを契機に制作。
彼は聞き取りのなかで、この工場のある町で生まれ育たことや、唯一の大きな働き口であること、現在の自身の仕事を含む生活についてまで多くのことを私に語ってくれた。録音させてもらった音源を聞き返すなかで、いくらかの言葉が頭から離れなかった。その言葉と彼が見せた表情の向こう側にあるものを知るために、彼の存在を一時的に引き受けることを試みた。彼の言葉を反芻しながら、彼の体重分のタイルを右から左に移し続ける。酸欠で意識が朦朧とする。奇妙な高揚感の中で、少しの間自分の外側にはみ出す感覚を覚えた。