Daisuke Yokota

I don’t make work to express my feelings, it’s more like burning them

interview by ANNABEL FERNANDES
portrait by CHIKASHI SUZUKI

 

Daisuke Yokota

ANNABEL FERNANDES — How did you first get interested in photography?

DAISUKE YOKOTA — In high school, I was always sleeping in class. As a natural consequence, my grades became really low. So, when other people were choosing to go to university, I had no choice but to go down the line of technical work. My father liked photography, and I also liked doing it, so it was a natural and easy choice for me.

ANNABEL FERNANDES — Can you tell me about your process?

DAISUKE YOKOTA — First, I take a picture with my digital compact camera. Then I re-photograph the same image, which was printed out from an inkjet / laser printer, with a film camera. When I develop…