“Capi-zm”
“Capi-zm” is my own term and it comes from the word ‘capital’ of “Kya-pi-Kya-pi” (in Japanese, it is used to represent, for example, the frivolity of young girls), or corresponds to “hyper and lower Capi-zm”.
It also means to run after fashion frivolously, like a “surfing Johnny”.

Yearning for Louis Vuitton is, of course conservative and frivolous. However, this society is driven by frivolousness as seen in activities such as creating counterfeits of famous brands, or printing out images retrieved from the internet.
This is also seen in the “109-brand”, the “100 yen goods”, or Michael Jackson who became the king of pop in exchange for painkillers to kill himself.

Even if it is an imitation, or an image on a slip of paper, it could become a weaponwhen obtained. I can do nothing with it but live by making it a weapon. I ignite the junk of “capi-zm”. My pocket swells with a bundle of bills, a fist, or…?

Painting by lipstick
I have a paintbrush and a lipstick in one hand.
Using lip rouge is one piece of the puzzle of life, the world, or society.
There must be a handle on a piece of a puzzle which is connected to the next piece like a fine thread. We can find a new handle again by tracing it. Seeing one piece of the puzzle is to see a mere part cut out from the world. It is also possible to find another unexpected shape of the puzzle when we connect the pieces.
Even if it is an awkward shape, it is in fact "Actuality".

However, I am only one of the pieces of the puzzle in the world, classified as a person who fanatically seeks for an individuality myth.

A lipstick or high-heeled shoes are weapons for women to disguise themselves as women, just as a plastic gun can be a weapon as well.
The only thing one woman can do is not to look for a complete puzzle, but to try to find the handle of one piece of the puzzle, such as an imitation, fantasy, tomorrow's scenery, or to eavesdrop on gossip in a sense.

Many folders and files are opened on a personal computer despite doubts about whether they are “real”, “usual”, “correct”, or “beautiful”.
Therefore, I am always putting my finger on the trigger in my pocket, even if the gun is merely a water-pistol, while believing the muzzle, which is not pointed anywhere, is a distorted "Actuality" like the disordered desktop of my iBook.

I draw the "Actuality" and the trigger in my pocket like copying with a screen shot, or printing something out.

- Ayano HORI