The relationship between the viewer and the seen, and the discoveries made in this relationship, is the theme of this year's exhibition.
. Please take a look at the completed pages. The theme of the second issue is "Self-consciousness. The handwritten text flows from the left page to the right page, and the eyebrows and eyes are cut out from a photo of herself and combined with an illustration. On the right page is a portrait of Ms. Wada smiling brightly for the camera. To make the most of the photographs, the colors were not altered as much as possible, and the book was again printed using risograph, which has a good texture.
Now, this is the second time. Last time, I wrote about my feelings and emotions after my first solo tour, "Ayaka Wada Live Tour Mae 2021 - What's beyond these feelings? I had mentioned last time that it would be interesting to output my feelings and emotions after my first solo tour, "Ayaka Wada Live Tour Mae 2021 - What's Beyond These Feelings? We were talking about this.
Wada:But the tour was postponed due to the new coronavirus, so I was unable to gather much material.... . So, I have tried to incorporate my thoughts and feelings into the theme for the beginning of this tour.
. The words, "I was born with a slightly pretty face," jump out from the beginning of the sentence, and it has quite an impact, doesn't it?
Wada:You know how you know that you are often seen that way by those around you because you have been told that since you were a child? I told that story to a limited gathering of my fans, and I talked about it for a bit. Everyone responded with a pretty good "Oh, I didn't know you thought that! I got a pretty good response like, "I didn't know you thought that! Seeing them enjoy it like that gave me a lot of courage. It made me think, "It's okay to write this! I thought, "I can write this.
No negative feedback?
Wada:I was rather happy that they found it funny! Everyone was like "awww" too (laughs).
A straightforward response (chuckles). . It was a different approach from the previous one, and it cut into a much more internal aspect. While the overture side was composed mainly of visuals, the HOUYHNHNM side was mainly text. On the left side, there is an illustration of a person who appears to be Mr. Wada. The eyes and eyebrows are probably clipped from a photograph.
Wada:Yes . I wanted to cut out something of myself. I couldn't do it very well, so I ended up using only my eyes and eyebrows.
But that's what makes it so impressive. . You seem to be particular about your choice of photographs.
Wada:No, nothing in particular . To begin with, I didn't have many photos of myself, and this was the only one I could use, to be honest (laughs).
. The photo on the right page also has a very nice expression, and I am wondering what kind of situation it was taken in.
Wada:. this is a picture from the music video shoot. The person who took this picture was my manager, and he has a really rare sunny expression on his face! So I told him I shouldn't crop this out (laughs).
Last time you touched on the self-consciousness of being watched, and this time you have again written about your thoughts on the way people look.
Wada:I myself have never said anything about people's appearance because I don't want to judge them by their appearance, but I didn't want to say "I think this way" or "I want to be seen this way". . So each person has their own problems, and of course, I have mine too.
Wada-san, do you have facial problems too?
Wada:Yes, I have! First of all, I have a problem with dark circles. I can cover them up with makeup, but the more I cover them up, the duller they become. Also, the skin under my eyes is thin, so the foundation floats off. Also, my skin tone has fluctuated a lot over the past two to three years, probably due to pollen or hormonal imbalance. . Perhaps it is a reaction to the fact that I had none during puberty, and now it is starting to happen.
Late puberty.
Wada:Furthermore, the rebellion had recently arrived late, you see.
And at the age of 25, he is a rebel?
Wada:I was mainly against my mother, but she never responded when I spoke to her, and she never read my messages. But that has stopped recently!
What did you dislike so much about it?
Wada:I realized that even family members do not understand everything. As I grew older, I realized that the values I had held since childhood, that "all adults are right," were not really true. That was one of the reasons I rebelled.
In short, you have become independent.
Wada:Yes, so I think we are now on equal footing as adults.
By the way, I'm sure there are many people who say, "I want to have your face! I'm sure there are many people who would like to have your face, but do you have a face that you admire?
Wada:Maybe it's not the same as admiration, but what I find cute are women with thinner faces. For example, Yuriko Yoshitaka . Even more so because I myself am dark (laughs).
Here is the raw manuscript for this issue. All the text is handwritten. The handwriting conveys a sense of temperature and personality that cannot be expressed by typed words. On the left page is a collage of his own eyes cut and pasted with illustrations, and on the right page is a portrait of himself.
. By the way, the text is handwritten this time, isn't it? Combined with the fact that you have delved into your own inner world, I feel that this is very Wada-san-like. By the way, are you confident in your handwriting?
Wada:I have a huge complex about my handwriting. People say it's hard to read. I don't put much emphasis on writing neatly, and I am impatient by nature, so I try to write as fast as I can.
. But it's difficult to write letters in a straight line at the same size.
Wada:It is extremely difficult! It is very difficult to balance the letters. So I have to arrange them in my own way. Otherwise, I can't write well.
Do you ever handwrite letters?
Wada:Is it handwritten? Well, my notes for my college classes were written by hand (laughs). (Laughs.) I used to write my class notes in ballpoint pen.
Also, the maple trees cut out and scattered around the perimeter have a deep meaning in the springtime. ......
Wada:It doesn't really mean anything in particular. I always carry a disposable camera with me, and I take pictures with it, and develop them after I have accumulated a certain amount of used cameras, so some of the pictures are quite old. So, here they are. I think I took this picture last fall.
What kind of scenes and subjects strike a chord with you?
Wada:I don't know much about composition. I don't know much about composition, so I simply take pictures when I find something interesting or beautiful. Lately, I have been having a lot of fun making zines, and every now and then I think, "Let's make a zine of this! I've been thinking "Let's make a zine of this!
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