私は目線を描いています。

動物は黒目が殆どでヒトだけは白目で合図します。それは人間が目でコミュニケーションを安心して出来るからです。同時にスポーツや仕事の場面等社会の中で自分の見ている方向により相手に隙を与えてしまう事もあります。動物の世界ではそれは生死にかかわる重大な事であり、私はヒトの白目から読み取れる感情の共有や弱さを描こうと思いました。大きな目にあえて極端な口の小ささはそれらを誇張しています。また表情の動きの少ない鼻と耳をあえて削ぎ取り描く事によって少女から大人への成長過程の中あらゆる感情を押し殺された場面に乗せ内から湧き出る弱さを白目で表現しています。

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"gaze signals“

It is rare for animals to have white sclera in their eyes. Only humans use this part, the "white", of their eyes for visual cues. This is because humans do not face danger when exposing their eyes. In the animal world, however, exposing these signals is life-threatening. Still, there are social situations, such as playing sports or in the workplace, where humans can disadvantage themselves by showing the white of the eyes. Sending signals about one's line of sight and mental state can give others an opening. I wanted to portray this vulnerability and the shared emotions that can be read from the human eye. By removing the ears and nose which express little facial movement, the exaggeratedly small mouth and large eyes show the weak nature that comes from the repressed emotions that are killed in girls as they grow into adulthood.