Domestic Disharmony: Mako Idemitsu's Psychodramas
The Independent, Apr. 1986, pp. 16-19
This article details the woman's role in Japanese society and the ensuing problems it creates. Mako Idemitsu identifies the limited role women play in society (as mother) and explicitly details what problems arise due to the implicit boundaries: Oedipal relationships with male offspring, battles with daughter for husband's/father's attention, daughter rebelling from perfect bourgeois family, etc. Mickie McGee not only describes the works but also infers the inner psychological realities they evoke. These 'reality' videos have yet to penetrate the mass as their critical nature hits too close to home.
ITEM 1986.052 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Shadows, Parts I and II – Mako Idemitsu
Animus, Parts I and II – Mako Idemitsu
Hideo-Chan, Mama-Yo – Mako Idemistu
Great Mother, Part I, Harumi – Mako Idemitsu
Great Mother, Part II, Yumiko – Mako Idemitsu
Great Mother, Part III, Sachiko – Mako Idemitsu
A Husband A Wife a Lover – Mako Idemitsu