Shizuka yokomizo biography of alberta
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Shizuka yokomizo biography of alberta
Shizuka Yokomizo, between Exhibitionism and Surveillance
“Dear Stranger” - Shizuka Yokomizo
‘Dear Stranger, I am an artist working on a photographic project which involves people I do not know… I would like to take a photograph of you standing in your front room from the street in the evening.’ This was the opening to the letter sent by Japanese photographer Shizuka Yokomizo to strangers between 1998 and 2000 to create her series Dear Stranger.
Born in Tokyo in 1967, Shizuka Yokomizo studied philosophy at Chuo University before moving to London and attending the prestigious Goldsmiths University.
Her work, presented by the gallery Wako Works of Art, focuses mainly on human relationships and the notions of intimacy, temporality, and distance.
Look through the window for ten minutes
The letter continued as follows, explaining the process and the guidelines to adhere to: ‘A camera will be set outside the window on the street.
If you do not mind being