Artist Blog

Every week an artist whose single image was published by Der Greif is given a platform in which to blog about contemporary photography.

Sumimasen by IPG Project Sumimasen questions the concept of privacy and identity through Mayura who lives in Tokyo. The use of the mask seeks to challenge the notion of identity particularly the face that misleadingly carries an essence of individuality. The mask emphasizes the idea that one need not to reveal their face to have their privacy breached. Mayura works mostly from home and leaves only to do whatever is necessary. There are four cameras in her home that monitor her 24/7. This footage is streamed to a website where people can subscribe to watch her going about her day inside her apartment. In a time when the boundaries between private and public have been breached- it might be the privacy of our thoughts that constitutes the true and ultimately, last remaining meaning of “privacy”. IPGPROJECT.COM