Chikako Yamashiro
Japanese · b. 1976
Film, video, performance, and photography
DESCRIPTION
Chikako Yamashiro is a Japanese filmmaker and video artist born and raised in Okinawa. Her practice explores the history, politics, and culture of her homeland, often using her own body and oral accounts to give voice to overlooked narratives. She studied oil painting at the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts and later studied in the UK.