statement

The roots of my artistic activity are not only found in the properties of photography, my specialist field, but also originate from my daily life, my social status, and memories from my childhood.

My work is also, in a large part, deeply related to communication with others.
Recent work develops this theme by using materials from everyday situations, such as dining tables, books, and cell-phones which allow the viewer to form associations with their own memories and daily lives.
Another essential element is the construction of stories within the installations. In order to do this, I often use my own personal belongings, household goods, and stories from my everyday life.
This process is not simply a reenactment, but is a means of constructing new stories or rather, it is the act of playing a game of ‘make-believe’, an experience that everyone can relate to from their own childhood.

I hope that through the tracing of my own memories and daily experiences, I can explore and bring awareness to person-to-person relationships . I feel that our daily lives and our family relationships are a reflection of our world, and that even the trivial things of our daily lives have an importance.

Kazuhiro Masuda 2009


活動について

わたしたちの日常的な生活について考える。または、それによって知らない誰かと何かしらの形で関係すること。
それらについて拭いきれず、日々湧き上がってくる閃きと確信こそ、制作のテーマと目的のような気がしています。
作品を発表するだけでなく活動を通して、私自身を含めた社会へ認知の方法を探っています。
表現メディアには、文章、写真、映像、インスタレーション、ドローイングなどを使用しています。

増田和弘 2008