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RELOCATED IDENTITIES Part 1		

Overexposure
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Jap (2003, 9min 30sec)

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MEIRO KOIZUMI  b. Japan 1976
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Whether or not to sing the national anthem at public ceremonies is a
very hot issue in Japan today. Our national anthem is contaminated
with the dirty history of WWII. Some nationalistic politicians are
trying to make people sing it 'from the bottom of our hearts'. Some
left-wing people are refusing to sing it. But what would
happen if someone sang it oddly or too loudly?


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The videos of Meiro Koizumi take the viewer by surprise with their
harshness and directness. The combination of seemingly simple content
and very strong imagery lead to artworks that are simultaneously
repulsive and captivating. So much so, that an art critic might
sometimes feel redundant. Meiro Koizumi studied in Tokyo and at
Chelsea College of Art in London. He was artist in residence at
ARCUS, Japan in 2003 and gained a Student Film & Video Award in 2001.
He has exhibited at the 2002 Liverpool Biennale - New Contemporaries,
the Barbican Centre (London, UK) and elsewhere in Europe, Japan and
New Zealand. He is currently an artist in residence at the
Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunste, Amsterdam.


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