The interesting thing is that each character in the story all deliberately attempt to create this ideal image of themselves through their testimony in order to put themselves in a more favourable light. In my illustrations, I have tried to establish the differences between subjective truth and objective truth.
The 3 portraitures shows what the characters wish themselves to appear to the audience/judge; i’ve given them each a traditional Japanese Noh mask in representation of the facade they are trying to put on, the clearer version of the mask can be seen in the last image.
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In A Bamboo Grove by Akutagawa (2012 October)
Ink, Tea and Goldleaf
A series of illustration made based on the famous Japanese writer’s short story: 'In a bamboo grove'. The story surrounds a murder that has happened, but the writer only chooses to show the testimony of the characters instead of revealing the truth. Which pushes the reader to take the active role of deciding what could be the truth, and what not.
