2023, digital photo-collage, 170x170cm, print on Alu Dibond
The "Traceability in the Extended Matrix" series is an inside-out landscape of contemporary imaging that dissects the ever-changing dynamics of identity. It presents a multi-layered collage of fragmented elements of the artist, including research materials, production notes, unpublished or incomplete data, confidential documents, and private files. Fujiwara draws from a diverse range of personal and public artifacts in PNG, PDF, HEIC, and JPEG formats, sourced from both online and offline platforms. These artifacts are united and arranged onto a grid-based atlas. This approach emancipates data from our perceptions, which are often influenced by social biases propagated through social and news media, challenging the hyper-normalized canon of art and cultural appreciation. The subject matter revolves around incidental elements, presenting a decentralized aspect of the digital era, resulting in an ever-evolving piece that transcends traditional genres and mediums. The imagery also serves as an ongoing autobiography, offering an exploration of fluid subjectivity with the artist's new visual language.