Ayaka Wada makes her first zine Vol.02

Wada:Yes, there is. I also like to write, so I sometimes express myself in writing, but there are nuances that are difficult to convey in that way. By using techniques such as photography, collage, and illustration, I can express what I had in my head more clearly and visually. So, I think that if I can combine the written and the visual a little more successfully, I can do more interesting things. At the moment, the photos are more decorative. That part is still a matter of trial and error.

Wada:I wanted to think more about the balance between text and photographs. I wanted to create a different form of expression, not simply as decoration. That is something I would like to work on in the future.

Wada:The actual work of cutting, pasting, and writing was done quickly, but I had to think about the composition in my mind before that, which took about three days. I didn't even draw a rough sketch. I just put scissors to the pictures and realized that I could make it look like this as I went along. The same was true for the text. I had an idea of how much text would fit in the first draft, but I adjusted it as I went along.

Wada:This time, we put up a curtain at the very front of the stage and used a projector there to project images. From the audience, they could see the image and me together, but from the stage where I was standing, they could not see anything.

Wada:Until now, I could see the reactions of the audience and interact with them, but this is no longer possible with just a piece of cloth between the audience and me. I feel as if I am being watched, but I have no idea what the reaction of the viewer is. On the contrary, when the curtain comes down in the middle of a live performance, the audience's presence is revealed for the first time. I found this experience so interesting and mysterious that I expressed it as a theme.

Wada:I think it has a lot to do with it. Another reason is that we always want to be equal. I think everyone is the same whether they are in the front row or the back row of the stage. It is the same on stage and in the audience. I always try to maintain a flat relationship with the audience. I sometimes send a response to the audience, so I am a bit gentle about that (laughs).

Wada:I think it's wonderful that you realized that you like it, not just in clothes, but in everything. Lately I feel uncomfortable when I dress up, and I think I can be myself more when I wear clothes that don't make me feel that way. Of course I think they are cute when I see them, and I want to wear them, but whether I would wear them in my daily life is another story.

Wada:If it's every two months, maybe two pages each would be good, pace-wise.

Wada:I get the impression that it is the start of a new life or the beginning of something new at the right time. I myself have just graduated from school, and for the first time in a long time, I have just begun to devote myself to my work.

Wada:I only had two classes a week already, and the rest of my time was spent on my own research, which I really enjoyed! I will continue to do research as my life's work, and I would like to dabble in aesthetics and philosophy as well. Now that I have more free time, I would like to try new things.

Wada:Depending on how long the current situation lasts, a new coronavirus may be possible.

Wada:The recent turmoil has made me realize once again that in order to live, we need not only health and life, but also money. The current trend is to say that self-restraint is the right thing to do, but no one knows if it is really the right thing to do. Just when you think there is no longer any left or right, suddenly something new emerges from somewhere else that says this is the right thing to do, and I find it very interesting.