Statement

In Japanese literature and visual art, water has long served as a profound metaphor for movement, transformation, and the impermanence of life. Rather than depicting nature literally, my work explores how flowing glazes and fragile structural elements can evoke its inherent power, energy, and rhythm. These artworks construct imagined, often idealized spaces where the fluid material becomes a conduit for both natural forces and human emotion.

Within Japanese culture, this fluidity carries deep spiritual resonance. In Shinto, water is sacred and purifying; in Buddhist and Daoist traditions, oceans and ponds represent pathways to celestial paradises. Furthermore, the inclusion of atmospheric elements like mist and clouds—particularly golden ones—serves as a classical artistic device to mark transitions in time and space, evoking an aristocratic aesthetic. This imagery underscores a fundamental truth: everything is temporary, everything changes, and eventually, everything disappears.

Life mimics the trajectory of fireworks—its true beauty lies not merely in its brilliance, but in the fleeting, quiet moment just before it fades into darkness. We cannot freeze time at its peak; we can only move forward, embracing each moment as it arrives.

Ultimately, I am drawn to modes of communication that exist beyond language. My practice is an ongoing search to convey complex, layered experiences without the reliance on words. I do not narrate my life through speech or text; instead, I articulate it through memory, material, and form. Each piece becomes a layered vessel of personal and abstract information, holding fragments of identity and purpose. The resulting body of work forms an evolving, abstract landscape—one that I observe from within, acting simultaneously as both maker and witness.