Rather than viewing individuals on the basis of attributes such as physical appearance, sexuality, or affiliations, Miyamori presents works that consider ways to look beyond attributes. “Like a Anna 01 – 03” is a photo stand-in panel piece in which visitors intersect with the titular Anna through the photo cutout, triggering a recording of her voice; and in “Paraphrase 03” performers reenact footage of an interview with Anna. In this way, visitors can experience the works with Anna’s voice in their ears. While each element constitutes an individual artwork, the entire venue is designed as an installation.
Venue design and construction: Kazuki Sekine
Performers: Yuji Shike, Yumi Okada
Directed by: Midori Miyamori
Special Thanks: Anna
Midori Miyamori
A performance artist who creates works that act as something other than herself. She is interested in how performers encounter others through their bodies and change their bodies as they do or say things they would not normally do or say, creating works that delineate this process.
Her works include the performance series “Paraphrase,” in which actors imitate recorded footage of interviews, and “Trace a Day,” a performance replicating interviews with medical interns about their daily schedule. In recent years her activities have included performing the touring piece “The clock out of step” as part of the Roppongi Art Night program ( Roppongi, Tokyo 2023); performances of “Trace a Day vol.01 Medical Intern” @SCOOL (Mitaka, Tokyo 2023); and the solo exhibition “(mis)Understand”@BUoY (Kitasenju, Tokyo 2022).
Midori Miyamori
midori.miyamoriii@gmail.com
OGU MAG, Arakawa City, Tokyo