[I have things that I want to protect. Thought I don't know how to use the rifle, I don't have the will to learn how to use. Because I don't want to take something away by force.] by Kazuki Takamatsu, 2012

Kazuki Takamatsu's works are large in both scale and impact. They show a young girl holding various weapons, and the titles are written from her perspective. Many pieces at SCOPE and elsewhere examine violence, but not always in such an understated, simple way. This piece was selling for $25,000 at Gallery Tomura.