The smartphone we carry with us all the time on a daily basis is also the most familiar camera, and the clusters of innocent photos in the camera roll show the owner’s gaze and body. This is the second in a series that looks at these contemporary snapshots in the context of the photographer’s smartphone.

Ryu Ika came to Japan to study Japanese visual arts, which she had been interested in since childhood, but she chose photography as a tool of expression after encountering a new form of photography in Japan. Since then, she has been presenting works that focus on the structure of society and the relationship between oneself and others while living in environments with different cultural backgrounds, including Japan, her homeland Inner Mongolia, France, and Egypt.
As a gentile, Ryu’s eyes are filled with both sharp insight and humor. The source of Ryu’s creativity can be seen in the camera roll of her smartphone, which she uses as a memo in various places.

This set includes a zine and a print (randomly selected from among 10 types). The typeface of the title were written by the artist herself with her fingertips using a smartphone app.