The first time when i saw these pictures I thought that the photographer must be a genius. Each of the pictures tells a different story that is shown in an incredible aesthetic way. I honestly think that it is almost impossible to make them better.
Although a lot of time have passed since i first saw Kimiko Yoshida's works I never knew what they are exactly about. Finally I managed to read what the artist says about her works. I was shocked and impressed at the same time. The idea is so similar to the one I was using for my uni projects. If i knew this was all about it i could have used it for my inspiration or at least references! If you are interested what these pictures are about find out yourself:
“The preoccupation with I has become a cliché in contemporary
art,” says Kimiko Yoshida. The Japanese photographer challenges that
cliché by creating large, color photos of herself in which she wears
elaborate costumes that reference a wide range of subjects, from haute
couture and indigenous cultures to the canon of Western painting. By
constantly changing what at first appears to be a self-portrait, Yoshida
says, “I am basically saying that there is no such thing as a
self-portrait,” she says. “Each of these photographs is actually a
ceremony of disappearance. It is not an emphasis of identity, but the
opposite—an erasure of identity.”
