Masao Adachi: Artist of Fasting
By William Andrews
Film still from MASAO ADACHI’s film, Artist of Fasting, 2016.
One day a man appears in an unassuming shopping arcade in a nondescript Japanese city. He has no name or distinguishing features. For unknown reasons he has stopped eating and cannot move far without feeling tired. He attracts the attention of a schoolboy, who snaps a picture with his phone and posts it online. It goes viral and the man becomes a national sensation.
