Profile

Photographer / Artist

keiko kurita


b.1975, Japanese photographer / artist
graduated Goldsmiths Collage London
MA image and communidcation 2006
 

Artist Statement

“fantasy is a kind of truth that definitely exists by believing in feelings”

幻想は想い信じることにより確かに存在する真実の一種

The motive for my work starts from an interest in the correlation between fantasy and a natural principle. For example, when we perceive snow falling down creating an uncertain view as a fantastical vision. Correlation of natural science, myth and spirit, is advocated from the ancient times.The nature principle creates worlds in which I feel a sense of awe. When I face those mysterious views, I fall into the illusion that the fantasy world, which I knew in a story, actually appeared in front of my eyes. My theory is that the invisible fantasy world is actually strongly connected with the visible real world and my attempt is to try and capture my world view with an optical media – photography. I think that could be a sincere demonstration of how I face the world and I wish my trial becomes a new sense of value for other people too.

私の制作は常に「自然の摂理の幻想性」に対する興味が軸となっています。たとえば、視界があやふやになるほどの雪が降りしきる様子を幻想的と感じる時です。そもそも太古の昔から、自然科学と神話や精霊の相関性は唱えられています。私は、自然が創る情景に畏怖の念を抱かされ、その神秘ゆえ、かつて物語で知った空想の世界が具現したような錯覚にも陥いるのです。そういった自分の中に喚起する幻想を、そこに見えた現実と交え、光学的な「写真」に現そうと試みる。それが自分なりに捉える世界観へ対応する方法だと思っています。この私の試みが、他の人々にとっても新たなきっかけや何かになったらいいと望んでいます。