New YorkのデモからみるメディアとしてのTシャツ

2020年6月29日 / By / メディアとしてのTシャツ

私は勝手にメンターだと思っているのですが、オススメのリンクをシェアしてくれる方がいる。先日送ってくれたのはこれでした。

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It can be both mesmerizing and inspiring to see the thousands of people that have filled the streets. But the photographer @aljthompson.photo prefers to focus on the faces of the individuals within the surging masses. When someone agrees to be photographed, he asks them to move to the periphery of the crowd, a half-block or so away from the center of the action. In a turbulent moment, Thompson’s portraits are notable for their quietude. His exchanges with his subjects are often intimate, even spiritual. “It’s a heavy conversation,” he said. Out of this connection, he hopes that his photos—even though they focus on the individual—communicate the sense of unity that has animated the protests. “I want to direct the audience to understand, We are George Floyd. We are one.” Click the link in our bio for more from “The Faces of Those Marching for Racial Justice in New York,” with text by Rachel Riederer.

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先日コーチング中にTシャツのメディア性について話したのでシェアしてくれたのだろう。この写真のTシャツとは方向性が違いますが、I♥NY、ナイキのスウッシュマークの頃からTシャツはメディアとして機能していましたよね。現在行われているジョージフロイド氏暴行死に抗議するデモでも同様。

BLACK LIVES MATTERのTシャツを着ている男性はデモの参加者で、群衆から離れたところまで移動してもらって撮影しているという。カメラを見ている目は私の目と合う。

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It can be both mesmerizing and inspiring to see the thousands of people that have filled the streets. But the photographer @aljthompson.photo prefers to focus on the faces of the individuals within the surging masses. When someone agrees to be photographed, he asks them to move to the periphery of the crowd, a half-block or so away from the center of the action. In a turbulent moment, Thompson’s portraits are notable for their quietude. His exchanges with his subjects are often intimate, even spiritual. “It’s a heavy conversation,” he said. Out of this connection, he hopes that his photos—even though they focus on the individual—communicate the sense of unity that has animated the protests. “I want to direct the audience to understand, We are George Floyd. We are one.” Click the link in our bio for more from “The Faces of Those Marching for Racial Justice in New York,” with text by Rachel Riederer.

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This is our last post from ”The Faces of Those Marching for Racial Justice in New York.” It can be both mesmerizing and inspiring to see the thousands of people that have filled the streets. But the photographer @aljthompson.photo prefers to focus on the faces of the individuals within the surging masses. When someone agrees to be photographed, he asks them to move to the periphery of the crowd, a half-block or so away from the center of the action. In a turbulent moment, Thompson’s portraits are notable for their quietude. His exchanges with his subjects are often intimate, even spiritual. “It’s a heavy conversation,” he said. Out of this connection, he hopes that his photos—even though they focus on the individual—communicate the sense of unity that has animated the protests. “I want to direct the audience to understand, We are George Floyd. We are one.” Click the link in our bio for more.

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この写真家が撮ったポートレイトを何枚か見ていると、写真家のメッセージ「We are George Floyd. We are one.」が響いてきます（ちなみに、この写真家についてはNew Yorkerの記事もあり）。

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It can be both mesmerizing and inspiring to see the thousands of people that have filled the streets. But the photographer @aljthompson.photo prefers to focus on the faces of the individuals within the surging masses. When someone agrees to be photographed, he asks them to move to the periphery of the crowd, a half-block or so away from the center of the action. In a turbulent moment, Thompson’s portraits are notable for their quietude. His exchanges with his subjects are often intimate, even spiritual. “It’s a heavy conversation,” he said. Out of this connection, he hopes that his photos—even though they focus on the individual—communicate the sense of unity that has animated the protests. “I want to direct the audience to understand, We are George Floyd. We are one.” Click the link in our bio for more from “The Faces of Those Marching for Racial Justice in New York,” with text by Rachel Riederer.

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中にはTシャツに手書きで書いている人も（Wemen don’t owe you shxx）。何度か目にしたことがあるメッセージだったので目にとまりました。この手書きの白いTシャツを見て思い出した有名な言葉が「The Personal Is Political（個人的なことは政治的なこと）」。フェミニズムのスローガンとして紹介されることが多いですが、個人的なことと小さくみられてしまう問題も実は社会と繋がっている、という風に私は捉えています。これもWe are oneに通じるのではないかと思った次第。

遅ればせながら私も作りたいと思い、架空のTシャツにしてみました（遅ればせながら、というのは、すでにいろいろなところでTシャツとして売られているのですよ。驚き）。

ちなみに、上に引用したNew YorkerのInstagramアカウントいいです。一人の写真家のプロジェクトを6個程度の連続投稿で紹介していて、これを見ているだけで見るべきアカウントがたくさん出てきます。ということも書きたいのだけどまたの機会に。
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