YOROSHIKU GIRL 2012

With a shrewd sideways gaze and firmly pressed lips, this youngster on the wall could be grinning or just as likely, holding in thoughts. The dangling arms in ripped clothing and cross-legged stance speak of lassitude or lethargy. Rendered in simple lines and ill-proportioned contours, Nara’s creation takes on a different expression for every viewer, as if mirroring our inner selves, our memories, or the look of someone familiar to us.

Photo: Oyamada Kuniya