Anja Sijben

Naomi Akimoto

My work consists of two different approaches. One is the microscopic view, zooming in onto the mascular biological world on microscopic scale, resulting in drawings and an installation. Other work is based on Japanese literature (“Run, Melos” by Osamu Dazai. Published in 1940). The story is a reworking of Friedrich Schiller’s ballad “Die Bürgschaft”. The most prominent theme of “Run, Melos!” is unwavering friendship. Despite facing hardships, the protagonist Melos does his best to save his friend’s life, and in the end his efforts are rewarded. Also japanese educational stories form the base for my drawings (“Shigeki” and “Tamotsu and Shin” written by Rieko Matsuura, published in 1993, in which people have unusual body parts).

shigeki (tree)

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