The Absence of Rina Ohta B2

May 2022

This work is a collaboration with Rina Ohta, Japanese fashion model and actress. The idea was born out of Rina’s accidental remark: “I wish I could transform into lines”. As a model, Rina’s work has always been centered around using her physical body. Thus, for Yago and Rina this series has been an attempt to express Rina’s existence in a different, non-physical way. Yago focuses on Rina’s life, objects that surround her, places she attends, trying to capture her by proxy. Thus, Rina’s absent physical body is substituted by other physical objects. The poses and the still lives are influenced by classical paintings such as Egon Schiele’s and Paul Cézanne’s. The choice of the fluorescent ink is motivated by Rina’s preference in her clothes.

The Absence of Rina Ohta B4

May 2022

This work is a collaboration with Rina Ohta, Japanese fashion model and actress. The idea was born out of Rina’s accidental remark: “I wish I could transform into lines”. As a model, Rina’s work has always been centered around using her physical body. Thus, for Yago and Rina this series has been an attempt to express Rina’s existence in a different, non-physical way. Yago focuses on Rina’s life, objects that surround her, places she attends, trying to capture her by proxy. Thus, Rina’s absent physical body is substituted by other physical objects. The poses and the still lives are influenced by classical paintings such as Egon Schiele’s and Paul Cézanne’s. The choice of the fluorescent ink is motivated by Rina’s preference in her clothes.

The Absence of Rina Ohta B1

May 2022

This work is a collaboration with Rina Ohta, Japanese fashion model and actress. The idea was born out of Rina’s accidental remark: “I wish I could transform into lines”. As a model, Rina’s work has always been centered around using her physical body. Thus, for Yago and Rina this series has been an attempt to express Rina’s existence in a different, non-physical way. Yago focuses on Rina’s life, objects that surround her, places she attends, trying to capture her by proxy. Thus, Rina’s absent physical body is substituted by other physical objects. The poses and the still lives are influenced by classical paintings such as Egon Schiele’s and Paul Cézanne’s. The choice of the fluorescent ink is motivated by Rina’s preference in her clothes.

“The Absence of Rina Ohta”, the book

May 2022

Published by Seigensha. Includes the contents of the eponymous exhibition and an essay by Rina Ohta.

Little Snow White

May 2022

Series for KOGANE BY SACRAN, based on the photographs taken together with the video director Suguru Takeuchi in Hokkaido, and the story of Grimm’s Little Snow White. Handwritten letters are wetted with water to give the impression of melting snow, water from the Kogane River, or Sacran lotion.

“Little Snow White”, the book

May 2022

Series for KOGANE BY SACRAN, based on the photographs taken together with the video director Suguru Takeuchi in Hokkaido, and the story of Grimm’s Little Snow White. The book includes the text of Grimm’s tale of Little Snow White and the edits of the pictures.