My images investigate the remains of daily promises. A promise can be found in an advertisement, but it also can be a message, an image, or a symbol. Promises surround us, and as I see them, I want to be a part of them: This is my way of integrating in life, being that I am the product of several cultures and am constantly being asked to belong to a specific group.
The Kitsune (Fox) series, for example, was made in Tokyo in 2006. I wore a traditional Japanese mask and performed an average salary man life, trying to melt down in Japanese society. Other photographs such as Shampoo, Entrepreneurs, or Platane show the will to live through all the codes I’ve learned from society and stage them in pictures where happiness is supposed to be read.