I Have Nothing to Tell You
In her series 'I Have Nothing to Tell You', Karla Hiraldo Voleau shows the exchange with young Japanese people about their personal secrets and experiences in love. New offers of various services in the field of love for women in Japan had made her curious about the dating culture there. The artist brought the great cultural differences, especially in relation to love, her own love story and current emotions into the exchange with the Japanese. Despite major language barriers, she was able to facilitate the intimate exchange of personal secrets on Tokyo's rooftop terraces by writing on each other's skin. 'I admire how Karla Hiraldo Voleau has managed to transform insecurities and difficulties on a personal level into a work that touches on universal questions. Questions about how to really connect with people, how to find solace in contact with others and how to share feelings of love and loss', remarks Kim Knoppers, curator at Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam.
