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This book is a photo book "Sumimasen" by IPG Project, an art duo consisting of Yoshi Kametani and Tamara, who are based in New York. The word "sumimasen" is a somewhat confusing word that encompasses a variety of meanings unique to the Japanese language, and is sometimes used as a word of gratitude and sometimes as an apology. It can also mean "true feelings" or "tatemae", and depending on the nuance, it can confuse people from other countries. Through this word, the two artists depict the dual nature of people's true feelings and tatemae, front and back, in comparison with the dual nature of "privacy" and "identity". They use a porn actress named Mayura as a model, install a security camera in her room, and even put a mask on her, asking various questions such as the boundaries of privacy, what is one's identity? What is the impression of her through the mask? This is a meaningful collection of works that ultimately asks that the "mask" of the reader's thoughts (such as prejudiced views) is the biggest problem. Limited to 460 copies.
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