Gomen ne Sunao ja nakute
ごめんね 素直じゃなくて Sorry, I’m not straightforward, 2021
“Gomen ne Sunao ja nakute”- from the theme song to the Sailor Moon.
In Buddhist teachings, the moon is a symbol of inner enlightenment but unlike the constant Sun of Shinto, the moon of Buddhism waxes and wanes: representing a fluidity of character. For fishermen, this fluidity is especially acute.
The changes of the moon affect the tides and therefore dictates how the fishermen work with the ocean.
Our giant moon that sits within the old Cafe / Bar AnAn creates an uncanny situation: A force of nature has entered the human space.
Using a paper-machè technique, the entire surface of the moon consists of the Yaoi manga. Yaoi, also known as Boys’ Love or BL in Japan, is a genre mostly written by women, for women, that depicts homosexual relationships between men. Japan typically uses this single category for all forms of these relationships, sexual or not.
