Rinsaga (2024)
Single-channel digital video on monitor, colour, sound. 5m 24s
I encountered Rinsaga randomly while travelling in Japan. When we met, he’d just got out of jail after being inside for two years. He told me why he ended up in jail, he also told me his Dad illegally smuggled monkeys, and he grew up surrounded by monkeys.
I’m an Artist Filmmaker from Japan. I create experimental narratives that weave together personal memories and social issues. My films address themes of politics, community and alienation from society. Often working closely with non-actors who are local people and people around me, I am interested in examining possibilities of activism through the process of filmmaking. My work has been shown in museums and film festivals worldwide, including ICA London, BFI Southbank, South London Gallery, International Film Festival Rotterdam, and Tokyo Photographic Art Museum.
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Single-channel digital video on monitor, colour, sound. 5m 24s
I encountered Rinsaga randomly while travelling in Japan. When we met, he’d just got out of jail after being inside for two years. He told me why he ended up in jail, he also told me his Dad illegally smuggled monkeys, and he grew up surrounded by monkeys.
I’m an Artist Filmmaker from Japan. I create experimental narratives that weave together personal memories and social issues. My films address themes of politics, community and alienation from society. Often working closely with non-actors who are local people and people around me, I am interested in examining possibilities of activism through the process of filmmaking. My work has been shown in museums and film festivals worldwide, including ICA London, BFI Southbank, South London Gallery, International Film Festival Rotterdam, and Tokyo Photographic Art Museum.
@_____81
ummmi.net/
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Group Exhibition: wolf MAD MAD, A.P.T Gallery 21-24 March 2024
Postgraduate Degree Shows: Goldsmiths, University of London, 11-16 July 2024
Group Exhibition: wolf MAD MAD, A.P.T Gallery 21-24 March 2024
Postgraduate Degree Shows: Goldsmiths, University of London, 11-16 July 2024