Pulmon de AiresMICHELE MOLINARI
MimesisFRANCO MARTELLI ROSSI
One day I found a doll and was fascinated by it. It depicted Yaoya Oshichi, the protagonist of a folk story that took place three hundred years ago, during the Edo period.
A 16-year-old girl met a boy in the temple where she and her family took refuge after losing their home in a fire. It was love right away, and after she left the temples to move to her new home, she missed the boy so much that she thought she might see him again if another fire occurred. So she set fire to the new house, hoping to see him, but, instead, she was arrested by the police and sentenced to be burned at the stake. Out of immense sorrow, her lover embarked on a pilgrimage that lasted the rest of his life. As I looked at the doll, I noticed how sorry she was for her fate. Thinking of Oshichi's mad love for her beloved, I decided to follow in her footsteps. During the journey, I recited prayers at shrines and temples and kept objects as if they were memories of Oshichi. I also felt his pain slowly pervading me inside. Often during our lifetime we lose precious affections. Sometimes we see others suffer for the same reason. No matter for what reason we lost them, we cannot get back our time with them. Although we hope to live forever, the last day of our lives will come for all of us.There is no exception and this certainty never changes. We must always keep it in mind and continue to live with the pain caused by the loss of loved ones. Grief, on the other hand, is inseparably linked to love for others. It has the power to bring you closer to people by building a mutual intense relationship. By sharing our grief with others, I believe we can let go of the past to be free to devote ourselves to the future. Facing sadness makes us grow and gives us the strength to live. While I was traveling, I felt the purity of these extraordinary landscapes, so much so that I was moved. I felt mother nature surrounding me. Through this journey, I realized that on earth we all face the same fate. As with Oshichi, my last day will come sooner or later, but in the meantime I will have established a strong bond with this world. I want to enhance this bond by continuing to live day by day.
Michico Chiyoda
Michiko Chiyoda (Tokyo, 1955)
Mi sono specializzata in design grafico all'università e ho imparato la fotografia allo stesso tempo. Dopo la laurea, ho ottenuto un lavoro come designer in un'agenzia pubblicitaria e ho cambiato lavoro per la pubblicità e le pubbliche relazioni di un produttore ottico. Poi, ho iniziato seriamente a fare opere d'arte fotografiche.
Il mio processo di creazione è come un viaggio attraverso il mondo di cui mi sono innamorata in quel momento. E il viaggio è innescato dai miei ricordi, sentimenti, sete o ambivalenze dentro di me. Sento, imparo e vivo il mondo, e ne estraggo il mio volto interiore. Durante il viaggio, una parola mi trova e inizia a stimolare il mio succo creativo a fluire per raccontare una storia da condividere attraverso il mio lavoro.
Oltre a varie mostre personali e di gruppo non solo a livello nazionale, ma anche all'estero, ho avuto risultati concreti nell'essere pubblicata da riviste web, vincendo premi, ed essere entrata nella collezione di un museo d'arte e di una fondazione.
