Solipsism Syndrome
Dublin Core
Title
Solipsism Syndrome
Subject
Conceptual
Description
This book explores my experience of self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The title of this project, Solipsism Syndrome, is “a psychological state in which a person feels that reality is not external to their mind.” (Space Technology, 2003).It is a condition astronauts develop when they live in space for extended periods. The collection of photos is a mixture of photographs taken inside my house and NASA images.
Losing a sense of social belonging, my reality was constructed only based on the endless internal dialogues and interactions with inanimate objects in the house. My own thoughts and experience were the only thing that proves my existence and nothing in the outside world mattered to me. I felt like I was in a train running in an endless loop and I constantly needed to escape from something. I projected this mental state onto the ordinary objects and scenes in my house.
Losing a sense of social belonging, my reality was constructed only based on the endless internal dialogues and interactions with inanimate objects in the house. My own thoughts and experience were the only thing that proves my existence and nothing in the outside world mattered to me. I felt like I was in a train running in an endless loop and I constantly needed to escape from something. I projected this mental state onto the ordinary objects and scenes in my house.
Creator
Misaki Shimizu
Publisher
Self-published
Date
2021
Format
OTA binding, Takeo paper Tanto 116g and 209g, Takeo Paper Off-Metal 128g, Printed with a digital offset printer
Book Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
21 x 29.5 cm ( 84 x 29.5 when fully unfolded )
Number of Pages
35
Number of images
69
Edition Size
15 (handcrafted on demand)
Place of Publication
Japan
Designer
Misaki Shimizu
Editor
Misaki Shimizu
Printer
YUWASHIKO
Website
https://www.misakishimizu.com/
URL Link to project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGnQQnzyB8Y
Where to buy
Please email misaki.bb.0113@gmail.com
Links to reviews
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQi8NlinN07/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://www.source.ie/graduate/2021/univwestba/univwestba_student_17_49_39_13-05-21/univwestba_student_17_49_39_13-05-21.php
https://www.source.ie/graduate/2021/univwestba/univwestba_student_17_49_39_13-05-21/univwestba_student_17_49_39_13-05-21.php
Citation
Misaki Shimizu, “Solipsism Syndrome,” Photo Book Cafe Archive, accessed April 30, 2025, https://www.photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/360.