Requesting the Prime Minister for a Wink During His Speech, 2018

首相に演説中にウィンクを要求する
2018, ラムダプリント 20cm x 15cm
権力者と国民との関係は時代ともに変化してきた。また近年は、特にインターネットとSNSの影響と普及によりその関係は大きく変化し、SNSのプラットフォームでは直接権力者に意見やコメントすることが可能となり、また同時に罵詈雑言を尽くす書き込みも散見されるようになった。このプリント作品では、政治活動とは無縁のウィンクを、それも買い物リストのように「首相に演説中にウィンクを要求する」をマーカーで左手の甲にと書き込むことにより、暮らしの中に政治運動が結ばれた瞬間を見出す。

Requesting the Prime Minister for a Wink During His Speech
2018, Lambda print (200 mm x 150 mm)
The relationship between the powers and the people has changed with the times. Especially in recent years, it changed a lot due to the influence and spread of the Internet, making it possible to send direct opinions and comments to the powers via the platform of social media, but at the same time, insulting words about them also became visible. In this print project, Niwa explores how we are able to find a political moment in the daily life by writing about a wink, unrelated to politics, with the text “Requesting the Prime Minister for a Wink During His Speech” on the back of his left hand like a shopping list.