Riiko Sakkinen | Paintings | Himeka & Harumi
Himeka & HarumiCollaboration with
Jani Leinonen
February - March 2009, Helsinki
200 x 200 cm
Acrylic and felt pen on canvas print
i The background image is from a girl guide distributed in the Kabuki-cho red light district in Tokyo.

Himeka and Harumi are the names of two girls in the advertisement. Himeka is also the name of a anime song singer. Harumi may refer to Harumi Nemoto, a Japanese bikini idol.

The figures are from different breakfast cereals and confectionery around the world.

Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki.
Tags: Japan, prostitution
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