Kenji Hirasawa - Celebrity

‘Both a documentary analysis and a conceptual deliberation, Celebrity is a visually exciting criticism on the social impact of idolisation and capricious desires. Who are these people we admire so much, what role do they play in our lives, and what absurdities do they evoke from us?’

- Bemojake.com

Photographing wax work models at Maddame Tussauds using a thermal imaging camera, Hiraswa effectively creates a commentary on contemporary cultures relationship with ‘celebrity’ figures. The blank voids in the photographs representing a literal metaphor of the distance we have from the true figures that we aspire to be so much.

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