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FEATUREKen Kagami & Motoyuki Tefu are interested in people on social networking sites .

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Talking About SNS VOL.2 Ken Kagami & Motoyuki Sifu's Favorites on SNS .

I called up "Suamachan."

Ken Kagami, a contemporary artist who posts unique and ironic articles mainly on Instagram, and his good friend and photographer Motoyuki Tatefu, contacted "Suamachan," the most interesting person they found on social networking sites. What kind of person is Suama-chan? And what made the two artists take notice of him? As the conversation progresses over drinks, the true nature of Suama-chan's character gradually becomes clear...

  • Photo_Motoyuki Daifu
  • Text_Yuichiro Tsuji
  • Edit_Hiroshi Yamamoto

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A realistic but chaotic view of Suamachan's world.

Previous.imiarige's timesAs well as , Kagami and Suama-chan met for the first time today, right?

KagaemiYes, that's right. I think it was Suama-chan who first followed me on Instagram, right? Then I went to her account and saw that she had a cute kid. She was about the same age as my daughter. I was curious about her, so I followed her. How old is Suama-chan now?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)26 .

KagaemiWhat? How old were you when you had the baby?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)I am 20 years old. I divorced my husband after I gave birth and now I am single. I don't have a boyfriend.

KagaemiI knew it.... I had a feeling that was the case. How's work?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)I work in a cafe . I've always been in the restaurant business.

A post shared by @suama_chan( @suama_chan)

A post shared by @suama_chan( @suama_chan)

Is "Suamachan" a nickname?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)Yes, that's right. I was thinking of a name for my account when I was starting my Instagram account, and a friend of mine was eating a rice cake snack called "Suamachan. I thought, "Why not just call it Suamachan?

Did you always know Mr. Kagami?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)A friend of mine followed me on Instagram , and that's how I found you. Then I followed him on Twitter too.

KagaemiOn Instagram, while he's putting up cute kids, he's also putting up videos of himself covered in blood and stuff.

sub-templeThat post was a hot topic of conversation between me and Ken.

A post shared by @suama_chan( @suama_chan)

KagaemiSuch posts come back to themselves after a while and are erased, but Suama-chan doesn't erase them at all.

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)I thought it might be okay because the wound is small.

KagaemiThat's not the issue (laughs).

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So Kagami thought it sounded interesting and followed back.

KagaemiInstagram is simply cute kids. But the real essence of Suama-chan is on Twitter. She's a bit of a downer (laughs).

KagaemiI found the contrast between her daily life with her cute kids on Instagram and her Twitter feed interesting, so I approached her this time. Suama-chan's sensibilities are quite different from those of the average girl in her mid-20s, aren't they? I wanted to know what she was thinking.

sub-templeThere are some pretty bad posts on Instagram too. . like a picture of a boy wearing tattered underwear.

A post shared by @suama_chan( @suama_chan)

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket). This is my younger brother. We are four sisters and brothers, and I am the eldest. The one wearing this is my second son, who is now a freshman in high school. He has a habit of twisting the hems of his pants with his fingers, and they get ripped easily. His mother buys him new ones, but he wears them to school, saying, "I feel more comfortable in these"... (laughs). (Laughs.) When I am at home, I usually have fat balls.

KagaemiHe said it's out of the ordinary (laughs). Last time with imiarige-kun, it was already like a work of art, but not with Suama-chan. But I feel something similar to that.

sub-templeStrictly speaking, it may not be art, but it is "artistic.

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)I'm kind of happy.

Kagaemi. saying that and then posting another bloody video.

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)I might give it to you handsome.

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The bustling daily life with friends that you can't see on social networking sites .

What is it about Suama-chan that caught your attention, Mr. Kagami and Mr. Teifu?

sub-templeAs Ken mentioned earlier, the exquisite eroticism is what makes Suama-chan so appealing.

KagaemiOh yeah! It's just right, isn't it? It's not the kind of eroticism that makes you want to run your nose down. But maybe he's really a dirty boy... (laughs).

sub-templeActually, I think all women are like that.

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)I think I do, too. I just don't say it.

Suama-chan, do you say erotic things to your friends without concealment?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)I'm not afraid to say it. I dream about sex all the time these days , and so on.

KagaemiI get it! I like the nakedness of it, Suama. And it's not vulgar.

sub-templeLooking at social networking sites, we can get a sense of Suama-chan's real daily life, which is really life-size.

KagaemiEspecially on Twitter. They are tweeted in concise sentences , not expository. That's what makes it feel real. It doesn't feel like an attempt. It's like Matsuo Basho, "I went to the convenience store with no pants and no bra. You are like an erotic Basho, Suama-chan (laughs).

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Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)But isn't that normal?

sub-templeYou mean no pants is the default?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)I usually wear them properly! I was staying at my parents' house and didn't have any underwear to change into, so I just put on my pajamas. I didn't have any underwear to change into, so I just put on my pajamas and went to a convenience store in the neighborhood! I was like that... (Chuckles)

Kagaemi. I once got on a train with no pants on when I peed myself. I have a weak stomach. . I dumped my pants in the station bathroom and got on the train with a scruffy look on my face. Even though I had no pants on.

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)Mr. Teifu's image always seems to be panty-less.

sub-templeWhat kind of image?

all of uslaughing hard (single person)

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)I don't like being constricted! Like (laughs)

KagaemiThat may be true. Mr. Teifu doesn't like to be constricted in any way. In work, in photography, in love, in life .

sub-templeThat may be true.... Suama-chan has always been a fan of the bottom line?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)I say it all the time at work.

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KagaemiLike, "Welcome to the house, Chi-Chi?"

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket). it is a claim.

sub-templeWhat kind of mindset do you use social networking? Is it for relaxation? Or as a sexual outlet?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)Hmmm... I don't really know what I'm doing. . but maybe I use Twitter to relieve stress. . maybe I'm using Twitter because I'm dreaming about having sex and I'm horny, but I can't handle my feelings.

KagaemiThat's right. And if you have a husband, you can talk about it.

Are you aware of your followers?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)That's not true. I only have less than 10 followers if I know someone. And that acquaintance is someone who is close enough to me that I'm not embarrassed to say something strange to him.

KagaemiI knew it. That's the way it should be.

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)I send my girlfriends a line about trivial things. I send them pictures. Like a picture of me doing my business on the tray.

Kagami & TitleSeriously?

sub-templeYou're a crazy guy....

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KagaemiWhat are you going to do if you send that? How would your friends react?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket). it doesn't make sense. It's dirty!" I get angry, but I want to report every single thing.

sub-templeAre you lonely?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)Yeah, I think that's right on....

sub-templeBut why include a picture? Why not just use words to tell the story?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket). a photograph would make it more realistic, wouldn't it?

sub-templeI see. With only text, you can create an image in your mind, but it lacks reality.

KagaemiSo it's like a novel.

sub-temple. but it becomes a reality when a photo is attached.

To summarize, he said that on Twitter it is only text, but on line with friends is more radical.

sub-templeYou are so close enough to send such a picture to your friends.

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)Yes, I do. I have fuzzy hair there....

KagaemiWhat are you talking about all of a sudden (laughs)?

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Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)My hair is so stiff, my friends said, "It looks like a Christmas tree. I thought, "Well, why don't I dye it green and make it really look like a tree?" I thought to myself, "Well, I guess I'll just dye it green and make it look like a real tree.

sub-templeMaybe you decorated with it?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket). yes, I did. I bleached it 3 times, dyed it green , and had everyone decorate it.

KagaemiThat's terrible (laughs). Even me and Mr. Tefu couldn't come up with that kind of idea, and we wouldn't do it. We are artists, but we would never think of such a thing. But the fact that it's not an offensive leap is what makes it so strange.

I'm not bothering anyone, right? It's all in the realm of self-responsibility.

sub-templeA glimpse of such a crazy nature was also seen on social networking sites, and Ken and I responded to it.

KagaemiI smelled something (laughs).

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Suama is very close with her family, isn't she? She even posts naked pictures of her brother.

A post shared by @suama_chan( @suama_chan)

A post shared by @suama_chan( @suama_chan)

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)I'll take a bath with my brother .

sub-temple, Seriously? Even now?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)Yeah....both my 21 year old brother and my high school freshman brother. . I think it's normal. When I go home and want to take a bath, if my brother is taking a bath, I usually do so. Like, "Hey!

KagaemiDoesn't your brother hate it?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)Ummm ... well, she doesn't want to, but I don't care, I'm going in. But with my father, I'm embarrassed, so I don't put it in.

KagaemiYou're strange, but you're close.

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)When my daughter was a newborn, I used to pour breast milk on my brother for fun. He didn't like it, but I thought it was funny, so I would pour it on him (laughs). If you were me, would you do the same thing?

KagaemiI don't think I would do something like that. People say that my work is unusual, but I myself am a surprisingly normal person (laughs). People often say, "You are totally different from what I imagined.

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)You're right, I thought he was weirder than that. . or rather, I thought he was more skanky because he was an artist.

KagaemiLike wearing sunglasses even though it's nighttime and responding with a cool "whiss"? No way (laughs).

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)If they had swung that far, it would have been interesting and favorable to the contrary.

KagaemiWhat? Really? I wish I had done that. I failed. But I hate people like that the most.

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Do you yourself recognize that you are different?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)No, there is not.

KagaemiYes, I know. That's why it's interesting.

Following Kagami means you are interested in art or something?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)I don't know anything about art and I'm not interested in it. But Kagami's Instagram is interesting.

sub-templeI don't have an art college degree or anything.

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)I graduated from an all-girls school. I played soft tennis all the time.

KagaemiSoft pee?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)Yes, yes, soft pee. I was good at it . I was good at soft penetration.

KagaemiYou don't have to get on there (laughs). So your roots are in a girls' school.

sub-templeSomething about the way you talk about them makes them seem much more real than the girls walking around out there.

Kagaemi. It's good because it's just the way it is. As I mentioned earlier, Suama-chan is not trying to be popular. The same is true of art; a work that aims for something is not very interesting. Even if people don't understand it, they are more attracted to the pure side of a person, right? Suama-chan's social networking sites are filled with the agony in her heart, and I think that this is probably translated into something artistic.

He said it was not only interesting, but caught him from an artistic point of view.

KagaemiYes , I do. I finally understand. That's why Suama-chan's SNS is so artistic. I can't believe I'm saying this, but it's amazing that you and I are interested in each other, isn't it?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)Thank you (laughs).

all of uslaughing hard (single person)

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Kagaemi. I am a bit of a wimp, so I have to be the first one to do something. In this case, I wanted to be the first to send out a message before someone else notices Suamachan's existence.

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)I understand that. I get frustrated when a friend makes someone else laugh.

KagaemiBut you're not overdoing it. You go wild in front of your friends and family, but you don't deviate from the social norm. . You have a good sense of where to draw the line.

sub-templeWhat you do in your private life is serious art, an act that could be a work of art, but what you post on social networking sites is just a nuance of that. I really like the balance between the two.

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)I don't want to be a stalwart.

KagaemiRight? . if that were the case, I don't think I would have invited you here. But if Suama-chan has a new boyfriend or something, the artistry might diminish.

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)I don't know if it is art or not , but it may lose the fun that Kagami is looking for.

KagaemiBut it's a blessing in disguise, and I'd rather hope for that, wouldn't you?

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Sensitivity to recognize interesting things as unique is important.

Whether it was imiarige last time or Suamachan this time, are you two conscious of finding unique people somewhere?

sub-templeI'm not at all, but Ken often finds them, don't you?

Kagaemi. as well as social networking sites, and Strange Store. . I want to feature interesting people as much as possible. . I also like to feature interesting people on my blog, as well as on this project.

Why would you want to do that?

KagaemiI guess it's for my own good. I've been beaten! I want to be honestly interested when I feel like I've been "wowed" by something. I am 43 years old now, and I think that if you have a fixed idea of what an artist is, that's the end of you. Regardless of age or gender, if there is an interesting person or thing, you have to have the sensitivity to recognize it as unique.

. that it is not the same as the feeling of hooking up.

KagaemiOf course . I have zero desire to find it and say, "Isn't it great?" I have zero desire to appeal to others. . I just want to find a girl with a sense of style and simply be inspired by her.

sub-templeSuama-chan, after meeting you today, was also very inspired, wasn't she?

KagaemiWell, I've said it many times, but you're too much of a bluffer (laughs). To be honest, I was worried at first. I wasn't posting it on social media as a work of art, and I was just an ordinary girl. But, I and Mr. Tefu were right.

sub-templeThe very existence itself was already art. It's not that I'm making anything, but I'm expressing myself naturally.

KagaemiIt's amazing that art can be created without leaving the work as a form. This project is a new experiment. . If you draw out more, I'm sure we will see more and more of Suama-chan's strangeness in her daily life.

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)The other day I took a picture of my friend using the restroom and he got really mad at me.

KagaemiThat's too much. What do you say when you suddenly start talking (laughs)?

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)I said, "Oh, sorry!" and turned it off right away.

If I invite my friends over , I'm sure we'll come up with some interesting stories from a different angle.

sub-templeThe image of Suama-chan as seen by her friends! Like.

KagaemiGreat! Let's have an official party in HOUYHNHNM (laughs).

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)Friends, I wonder if you'll be able to get out... (sweat)

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Ken Kagami / Contemporary Artist
Born in 1974 . Born in Tokyo, Japan. He has released drawings, sculptures, and other works, and has participated in numerous art exhibitions both in Japan and abroad. He is also actively involved in collaborations with apparel brands, and is the owner of the Daikanyamastrange store." offers a variety of goods, including T-shirts of his own creation.
Instagram:@kenkagami
kenkagamiart.blogspot.jp/

Motoyuki Teifu / Photographer
Born in Tokyo in 1985, he graduated from Tokyo Visual Arts College in 2007. In 2013, he was nominated for the international photography award "Prix Pictet. He actively exhibits his work and is active internationally, not only in Japan but also abroad.
Instagram:@motoyukidaifu
motoyukidaifu.blogspot.jp/

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)
An ordinary girl who posts her naked daily life on social networking sites .
Instagram:@suama_chan
Twitter:@gerigimiii

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