In Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, large numbers of mosquitoes appear even during the winter season. They say this is due to the high water temperature of the hot spring area, which creates an environment conducive to the breeding of bowflies (mosquito larvae). The locals do not like the large number of mosquitoes. They also spray chemicals twice a year to get rid of mosquitoes. In Beppu, mosquitoes are born in large numbers and killed in large numbers.
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voice over mosquito / human ｜ 2022
100 mosquitoes, acrylic plate, resin, wood, 100 voices, second channel video (46min40sec)
variable size

There is a 50-second video clip of a human swatting a mosquito to death. I ask people to watch this footage and then to do the voice-over. One group of people will think of the dialogue from the mosquito's point of view, while the other group will think of the dialogue from the human's point of view, and voice it out along with the video. Two screens were placed in the space in opposite directions, and a total of 100 images were played repeatedly in sequence, with 50 people's voices recorded for the mosquitoes on one screen and 50 people's voices recorded for the humans on the other screen. The 100 dead mosquitoes in the center were placed on the floorboards of the atelier, where they were killed.