[At a given moment, an image appears in my mind. I turn this image into a poem, writing or a sculpture.
Being a product of my subconscious, it is difficult to explain what it is, when I first shape it. But, I seek to
make the image visible and tangible.
Growing up in an environment filled with music, art and religion - my Christian mother played the organ in church and my Buddhist farther curved his sculptures - it was natural for me to become a sculptor and choose glass as my material. I still vividly remember the beautiful color of glass marbles I played as a child - the coolness to the touch and the sound of two marbles hitting each other.
As other sculptors turns their models into bronze, I turn mime into glass. The moment models are turned into glass, unexpected spaces form within. and outlines are lost. Depending on the light, the inner space expands or the surface texture is highlighted. It took me some time to get used to the glass lets light through - a quality which attracts me and make cast glass fascinating.
I am also intrigued by nature. Science can explain many phenomenon in nature, but there are still many mysteries, beyond our imagination. I am in awe that every living being have their own internal clock from the moment they are born. In the right season, flowers bloom all at once. Women menstruate every twenty-eight days and carry their baby for ten months and ten days. Even within the microcosm, there is order.
My up bringing and interest in nature leads me to create my symbolic and spiritual world. Maybe my inspirational experiences in nature are slowly digested within my system and seeping into my pieces. I don’t know where my images come from or what they mean. I, more than anyone else, would like to know,
Translated by: Ryoko Sato
