Artist’s Statement: I am fascinated by the birth and passing of life by all creatures in the universe, their coexistence, the infinite cycle of life energy and ecosystems. I resonate with the Eastern thought of “All creatures in heaven and on earth come from the same root as myself” and “All things and I are of one substance.” I imagine that the memory and consciousness of living things from a distant past are in a cycle, similar to an ecosystem. It is curious to imagine that my deepest consciousness is connected to karma from my parents and prior generations, and to consciousness/unconsciousness of other people around me, as well as to the memory shared by this natural world. If such shared memory exists, I wonder in what shape or color? I ponder these thoughts while applying ink and paint on the paper surface.