Anna Matsumoto
A Japanese contemporary artist. Born in Kanagawa, Japan in 1991. Grad from Kyoto University of Art and Design.
I experiment with various methods of expression, including painting, photography, performance, etc. During my third year of university I studied abroad in Paris, and investigated the differences I discovered through photography and audio recordings. For my graduation project I am photographing friends from my hometown of the same sex and same age as I. As I examine these woman’s parent and past situations, I get a real feeling for how the landscapes, histories, and social environments that act as a background in fact relate to peoples’ thoughts and actions. In order to attempt to understand another person, it is necessary to call into question ones own environment and entire way of thinking. I want to remain attentive to my own immediate environment , and explore the reasons for the existence of things and the occurrence of events through my work.