“Soft Quarantine” is a photography series taken during the period of my residency in TAOKS in 2020. Starting from the observation of homeless people’s living situation, I slowly turned to focus on the thin line between public and private territory, so to speak, “the Scenery of the Boundary.”
Cones, retractable barriers, fences, and multiple sizes of the “Do Not Enter” sign. These “Boundary Installations” define the legitimate spaces between we human beings, like magic circles or spells for social distancing.
During the residency, the covid pandemic begins. I try to get away from the crowd, gradually, on the street taking photos everywhere. These photos are the evidence of me keeping the social distancing through my camera.
這個作品叫做《軟隔離》，是我在駐村期間拍攝的一系列照片。從觀察遊民的處境出發，慢慢轉為拍攝東京街頭的公私領域範圍，所謂有形與無形的界線風景。紅龍柱、角錐、柵欄、以及各式立入禁止的告示牌。這些「範圍裝置」像是魔法結界或咒語一般，合力將這座城市的各種人類之間劃定範圍，神奇又低成本的的進行了某種社會性隔離。
適逢新冠疫情爆發，我慢慢減少出沒人多的場合，開始與人保持社會距離，於是在街上遊蕩拍照，這些照片就是我在街上自我隔離的證明。
