人形 (nin-gyo). Mika’s series explores human form using bodies as the still life instead of objects. She urges her subjects to not be aware of the camera and instead place their confidence and trust in her so that they can be comfortable with themselves. She views herself as a performance director as well as a photographer. Her style is clean and suburban, specifically the images she took in her hometown entitled DUSTY. An air of dreaminess leaks into her images as well, and especially in her 人形 series, gives the feeling of inhuman like qualities to her models. Her self portraiture series entitles Bodies explores similar themes with similar qualities.
60 Wondrous Artists 