Beijing, November (1)

It is natural that people are everywhere. Some of them are alone while some are in groups, some are intimate while some are standoffish, some are taking rest but some are moving. Where I stand is this side, of course, not the other side. However in this case, I will be recognized as an outsider to them. It means that the effect of their side influences this side, so even though I am on this side, I realize that I have some consciousness on the other side as well. It makes an involved person and an outsider at the same time, as well as allowing exchange between them.

あたり前だが、いたるところに人はいる。一人であったり、集団であったり、親密だったり、よそよそしかったり。休憩中だったり、移動中だったり。僕が立っている場所は当然向こう側ではなく、こちら側である。しかし、この場合、彼らにとって僕は部外者として位置づけられる。その効果はこちら側にまで及び、こちら側であるにもかかわらず、僕は向こう側にいることが認識される。当事者と部外者をつくり、かつその交換を可能にするものについて。

(November 2010, Beijing by Taketo Nagaoka)