Quadragenerian reflects my dialogue with ageing, memory, and the quiet expectations inherited from my mother’s generation. In the video, I shake off an anti-wrinkle mask in slow motion, while a barcode remains on my cheek—a sign of how beauty and age are measured, priced, and sold. The muted rhythm of Ravel’s Boléro accompanies our conversation about youth, marriage, and time. I chose this piece because of its repetitive structure and the story behind it—Ravel composed it while his mind was deteriorating. For me, the music mirrors the cycle of inherited values and the impossibility of fully escaping them. The work is both intimate and critical, a small rebellion against the scripts written for women of my generation. (Source: Keiko Miyazaki)