Artist statement :
My visual works are colorful, emotional, playful and handmade. I enjoy working with diverse materials, transparency, texture and light.
In the visual practice, my main subjects are Japanese immigration, individual & collective identity and personal memories. My works link countries, cultures and people from my life. I work diversely - representational to abstract, bodily to Incorporeal experience, visible to invisible. I question both the relationships between people ( individuals, couples and groups) and their surroundings (physical and mental). I work with various techniques of photographic re-reproduction: unique pieces are created in this way and still presented to the audience as "photography". My technical choices are conceptual & symbolic.
My core interest is human relationships ("how do we live together?") within a greater temporal context - the past, the present and the future.
The work has developed over many years and integrated many forms from simple handmade objects to actions, installations, sounds and video works. I like to work on site-specific works and art in process.
My artworks are constructed in layers of two or more elements (often including ready-made) that appear opposite or unrelated.
I create encounters and re-appropriation in my works to express the complex yet straightforward concurrences. I invite audiences to experience stories from my life, other people’s lives and our common lives. My art explores paradoxes in our existence, relating to personal everyday life as well as historical and contemporary life. Nonetheless, the questions this form raises are simple.
Since 2014, I have created "invisible" & performance art. In these works, I ask: “what is humility?”. I work in collaboration with other artists,
usually one-to-one. The audience is often invited to collaborate. The actions take place in chosen spaces, either in public or within an exhibition.
Some of these actions are documented, depending upon the context. My performances are more of a continuation of daily activities, such as walking, organization, dialogue or other shared experiences. There is no delineation between the audience and artists, and often no announcement.
I wish to create art that connects, is inclusive and creates doubt.
My visual works are colorful, emotional, playful and handmade. I enjoy working with diverse materials, transparency, texture and light.
In the visual practice, my main subjects are Japanese immigration, individual & collective identity and personal memories. My works link countries, cultures and people from my life. I work diversely - representational to abstract, bodily to Incorporeal experience, visible to invisible. I question both the relationships between people ( individuals, couples and groups) and their surroundings (physical and mental). I work with various techniques of photographic re-reproduction: unique pieces are created in this way and still presented to the audience as "photography". My technical choices are conceptual & symbolic.
My core interest is human relationships ("how do we live together?") within a greater temporal context - the past, the present and the future.
The work has developed over many years and integrated many forms from simple handmade objects to actions, installations, sounds and video works. I like to work on site-specific works and art in process.
My artworks are constructed in layers of two or more elements (often including ready-made) that appear opposite or unrelated.
I create encounters and re-appropriation in my works to express the complex yet straightforward concurrences. I invite audiences to experience stories from my life, other people’s lives and our common lives. My art explores paradoxes in our existence, relating to personal everyday life as well as historical and contemporary life. Nonetheless, the questions this form raises are simple.
Since 2014, I have created "invisible" & performance art. In these works, I ask: “what is humility?”. I work in collaboration with other artists,
usually one-to-one. The audience is often invited to collaborate. The actions take place in chosen spaces, either in public or within an exhibition.
Some of these actions are documented, depending upon the context. My performances are more of a continuation of daily activities, such as walking, organization, dialogue or other shared experiences. There is no delineation between the audience and artists, and often no announcement.
I wish to create art that connects, is inclusive and creates doubt.