Works
Maybe.
A small possibility that can never be confirmed — this is the starting point and the ideal of my creative practice.
I observe the traces and lingering presence left behind after people gather and leave.
Laundry hung out the day after a festival,
the fleeting scene of a dinner that might have been just a dream,
the movements of people glimpsed through an airplane window,
a photo of a rice bowl whose origin no one remembers.
These moments disappear so quickly.
But by preserving them through color and shape,
I believe they may be woven once more into someone’s memory.
Through my work, I hold these fragile presences on the surface:
flat silhouettes like shadows,
contrasted with layers of color accumulated like threads.
In this way, I try to keep the countless “maybes” from fading away.
Title: one day
Project: 2016
Size: 59 cm × 84 cm
Material: Acrylic paint, panel, medium
This work was inspired by a news story about the birthday of King’s in Thailand.
I saw countless people wearing yellow T-shirts to celebrate his birthday.
When I watched this scene, I wondered: Will tomorrow’s laundry be all yellow?
This painting captures the lingering traces of yesterday’s celebration, suspended in the everyday.
Title: Far away
Project: 2017
Size: 84 cm × 59.5 cm
Material: Acrylic paint, panel, medium
When I look up at the sky in Tokyo, the skyscrapers sometimes feel like rulers measuring how high the sky can be.
I wonder: If there were no earthquakes or disasters, how tall would people build? Maybe one day our buildings will reach all the way into space.
But when I watch a construction site, I also think: maybe humans are not really evolving so much.
Stacking blocks on a vertical core reminds me of plain weaving, which has existed for centuries.
Even if we can design more beautiful skyscrapers now, perhaps what we do has not truly changed at its core.
Title: Have a nice day.
Project: 2016
Size: Variable
Material: Acrylic paint, drawing paper
Title: Far away
Project: 2017
Size: 65.5 cm × 45.5 cm
Material: Acrylic paint, panel, medium
Title: いただきます (Let’s eat)
Project: 2018
Size: 70 cm × 90 cm
Material: Acrylic paint, canvas
This work was created after researching local markets in Bangkok.
I was struck by the abundance of ingredients, the energy of the people working there, and the moment when living creatures are transformed into food.
Through this research, I was reminded that the food I usually eat was once alive.
In Japan, most households buy neatly cut and wrapped ingredients at supermarkets.
But in Thai markets, to keep things fresh, you often see live chickens and fish displayed right beside the same animals that have already been turned into food.
Confronting this reality — that I take the life of another creature to keep myself alive — made me reflect on the meaning of ITADAKIMASU.
This piece expresses my wish to fully appreciate and honor the lives that nourish us.
Title: Let’s Eat
Project: 2020
Size: 53 cm × 65 cm
Material: Acrylic paint, canvas, medium
This painting grew out of my research into hunting and a deeper reflection on what I truly consume each day. I participated in the “Snow Mountain Game Tour with the Matagi of Otari Village” in Nagano Prefecture—venturing into the snowbound peaks and tasting freshly harvested game.
I reflected on how to give thanks to a life that was still living mere moments before—and what it truly means to sustain ourselves by taking another life.
Title: Let’s eat
Project: 2020Size: 130 cm × 130 cm
Material: Acrylic paint, canvas, medium
This work was created during the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.At first, we were forced to stay inside, and only gradually were we allowed to return to work and make necessary trips.To prevent infection, wearing a mask became part of daily life.Because people were asked to limit outings to essentials, many began to avoid dining out or gathering for meals — activities once seen as simple pleasures.I painted this piece from a vague fear that the culture of sharing a meal together might someday disappear from our world.This work was created after researching hunting and reflecting on what I really eat every day.I joined the “Snow Mountain Hunting Tour with the Otari Village Matagi” in Otari Village, Nagano Prefecture.Literally walking into the snowy mountains, I had the chance to taste wild game that had just been hunted.It made me think deeply about how we give thanks for a life that was alive just moments before,and what it truly means to live while taking another life to sustain our own.These thoughts guided me throughout the creation of this piece.
Title: history
Project: 2020
Size: 112 cm × 146 cm
Material: Acrylic paint, canvas, medium
This work portrays the earth as seen from an airplane: the patchwork of fields, roads, and riverside structures unfolds like a vast tapestry. These patterns felt to me like the record of countless human steps, weaving the landscape into something grand. Overwhelmed by the sheer power of humanity’s collective action, I set out to capture that energy and strength in this painting.
Title: a view
Project: 2022
Size: Variable
Material: Acrylic paint, canvas, medium
This piece portrays an acquaintance utterly absorbed in the landscape before them. I couldn’t tell exactly what they were looking at, yet I found myself captivated by the pleasure and focus in their gaze. It made me realize how essential—and precious—those moments of “doing nothing” can be.
Title: いただきます (Let’s eat)
Project: 2018
Size: 90 cm × 70 cm
Material: Acrylic paint, canvas
Title: 血となり肉となる (Becoming Blood and Flesh)
Project: 2018
Size: Variable
Material: Paper, thread, wire
Title: What am I?
Project: 2018
Material: Photography
For this work, I made a Japanese rice bowl—a clear symbol of Japanese dining—using celadon glaze, one of Thailand’s three celebrated ceramic traditions and a symbol of Thai craft. I then photographed this single bowl in two nearly identical rural landscapes: the rice paddies of Doi Saket, Thailand, and the countryside of Japan.
Because eating rice from a chawan isn’t customary in Thailand, the bowl’s shape points to Japan, while its celadon surface hints at Thailand. These are the only clues you have—can you tell which image was taken where?
This playful juxtaposition invites you to question how cultural symbols shape our sense of place.
Title: a bit
Project: 2020
Size: 112 cm × 146 cm
Material: Acrylic paint, canvas, medium
Title: a bit
Project: 2020
Size: 112 cm × 146 cm
Material: Acrylic paint, canvas, medium