Publisher/ユナイテッドヴァガボンズ

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"Gift" is a collection of works by Mari Katayama, a female artist representing contemporary Japan. Born in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture in 1987, he amputated both legs at the age of 9 due to a congenital tibial defect, but he used needles and threads to decorate the artificial leg and made objects by sewing. Furthermore, Katayama's field has expanded infinitely, with the announcement of it as photographs on SNS and other media. Received the 45th Kimura Ihei Award for Photography for the exhibition "May You Live in Interesting Times" at the 58th Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition and "Gift", a collection of self-portraits taken by Katayama. , Katayama is often recognized as a "photographer", but he is a contemporary artist who expresses art through "objects," "photographs," "pictures," and "installations." This work, which is filled with the thoughts of one's own children, is a so-called "gift" and has the meaning of "Gift = poison" in German.