PARADISE
2020, 35mm film photographs transferred to HD, colour, sound, 5:13
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Inspired by the pachinko chapter from Roland Barthes’ book The Empire of Signs, PARADISE explores the enmeshed relationship between labour, capitalism and play through kaleidoscopic visions of a pachinko parlour and polyphonic voices.
Voices in French:
Cecile Aria, Luca Serventi
Voices in Japanese:
Hitomi Ishii, Isao Kanemaki, Takashi Kuraya, Mei Miyauchi,
Saki Shirokoji, Sari Murakami, Shogo Yamazaki
With the generous support of Hamatomo Corporation, PARADISE AIR, and Rakuen Matsudo branch
Photo taken by Ayami Kawashima
(for the site-specific video installation at the PARADISE AIR's Open Studio)
Exhibitions & Screenings
2026
PARADISE: films by Chiemi Shimada, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, NO
2023
to move without friction, SET Woolwich, London, UK
2022
FAYD Digital Issue 2 LEXIS AXIS, online
2021
Minikino Film Week: Bali International Short Film Festival, ID
2020
PARADISE AIR, JP
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