BIOGRAPHY

Mai Ito

Born in Hakodate,Hokkaido,Japan
Live in Sapporo, Hokkaido,Japan
2016 - Kyoto University of the Arts,Kyoto Japan

I start taking photographs since my friends from overseas said they want to see Japanese photos.
After that, I became interested in visualization and majored in photography at university.
Not in a specific area, but in a wide range, I'm pursuing self-expression.
As a child, I was discriminated against because of the color of his eyes.
Because of his upbringing, he began to think about why it is so difficult for people to accept others who are
different from themselves.
In this world, there are people of different nationalities, ages, skin colors, languages, religions, and so on.
All of them have a life and a story that they do not share.
Even though it is infinitely impossible to share, I also believe that it is not something that cannot be shared.
I am exploring the possibility that this can be achieved through the non-verbal form of "photography," a tool
that relies on the sense of sight to explore thoughts.
I am exploring the possibilities.