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PARADISE

2020, 35mm film photographs transferred to HD, colour, sound, 05:13

Inspired by the pachinko chapter from Roland Barthes’ book The Empire of Signs, PARADISE explores the enmeshed relationship between labour, capitalism and play through kaleidoscopic visions of a pachinko parlour and polyphonic voices.

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Photo taken by Ayami Kawashima (for the site-specific video installation at PARADISE AIR's Open Studio)

Credits

Voices in French: Cecile Aria, Luca Serventi
Voices in Japanese: Hitomi Ishii, Isao Kanemaki, Takashi Kuraya, Mei Miyauchi, Saki Shirokoji, Sari Murakami, Shogo Yamazaki
With the generous support of: Hamatomo Corporation, PARADISE AIR, and Rakuen Matsudo branch

Exhibitions & Screenings

2023
  • to move without friction, SET Woolwich, London, UK
2022
  • FAYD Digital Issue 2 LEXIS AXIS, online
2021
  • Minikino Film Week: Bali International Short Film Festival, ID
2020
  • PARADISE AIR, JP