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Fingerprint stamp

Fingerprint and palm print / Self Portrait
2000
Fingerprint stamp, Palm stamp, Inkjet printing
210 x 297 mm (2 pieces)


Description
Around the spring of 2000, I had an incident where I had to be finger/palm printed by the police. I was not convinced why I had to be finger/ palm printed, but a number of policemen surrounded me and urged me to follow the instruction. Interestingly, they repeatedly told me they felt sorry for my going through the trouble.

As a result, my finger/palm prints is now being officially filed at the police database. If any of the audience makes an inquiry to the police department with this artwork, they should be able to authenticate it as genuine finger/palm prints of mine (having said that, I am not sure the police would take you seriously). On a different note, some of my art works have my fingerprints (so to speak my signature) as a proof of my work.

2000年春頃、ちょっとした出来事があって警察に指紋と掌紋を採取された。採取に至る過程は私には納得しかねる内容だったが、警察は数人掛りで私を取り囲んで採取を促した。彼らは、ほんとうに申し訳ないんだけれど、と何度か繰り返し言った。
そんなわけで、現在、私の指紋と掌紋は警察のデータベースに登録されている。この作品を照会(相手にしてくれるかどうかは分からないが)すれば、本物の私の指紋と掌紋であることを証明してくれるだろう。また、私の作品の幾つかには、私の作品の証(つまりサイン)として左親指の指紋を捺印している。



Fingerprint stamp