Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
First arrival year in Australia: 1981
Occupation: Photo journalist and artist
Website: www.mayu.com.au
Interview location: Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood, NSW 2141, Australia
Born and raised in Tokyo,
Mayu Kanamori arrived in Australia in 1981. She worked as a researcher and photographer for major news media companies in her early days before becoming a freelance photo journalist and artist. Mayu took us to
Rookwood Cemetery. Mayu wanted to show us the burial place of the first recorded Japanese settler in Australia, Sakuragawa Rikinosuke (arrived in 1860s). The interview location in a cemetery also fits the theme of one of her projects,
In Repose, which features the burial sites of Japanese people across Australia. In this interview, Mayu shares her views on being a transnational artist and the final destination of transnationals.