Masked Empire
Masked Empire
Artist: Eijiro Paul Hamada
Size: 147×147mm
Pages: 60 pages
Artist Profile:
Born in Tokyo in 2000. Graduated from Griffith University, Australia. A Japanese-American photographer based in Tokyo. He has been honing his photography skills in this city for over 10 years.
About the work:
In Japan, the culture of wearing masks has a long history, even before the pandemic. This may seem strange to foreigners visiting Japan. Masks have become a basic etiquette item, worn to prevent the spread of illness and infection, or for fashion, to conceal one's identity, or in unsanitary environments. In Japan, there is no right or wrong way to wear a mask. (Only if you are clearly sick and not wearing a mask is it considered inappropriate.) Look at the photos in this book and make your own judgment. Will you wear a "mask"?