STATEMENT
日常の暮らしの中で個々に認識されている物事を一体性・連続性の観点から捉えなおすことに取り組んでいます。表層の個別性を越えて現れる事象に関心を持っています。
一つの視点を与えてくれたのは雪の存在です。故郷である北海道小樽市の冬は雪が街一面を覆い、日頃個別に認識していた人や建物、自然までもがぼかされた世界の中に共存し、共にここにいるという安堵感と共に一体感を感じさせてくれました。そのような雪の有り様に見出せる、「なだらかなひと続きの調和」は私の美意識の原点にあるように思います。個別性がありながらも一体であり、なだらかな丘陵のように繋がって自由に行き来ができるような状態です。
この感覚を基点に、繊維の集合体であるフェルトでものを覆う行為や、対象の中にある共通項を見出す行為など、個々をある次元に揃えて捉えることで、個別性を越えて繋がりうる接点を表出させる表現活動を行なっています。
I am working to reexamine the things we perceive individually in our daily lives from the perspective of unity and continuity. I am interested in what transcends individuality, and how we can feel a connection even between things that each have their own claims and are incompatible with each other.
One thing that gave me a perspective was the presence of snow. In winter, snow covers the entire city of Otaru, Hokkaido, where I'm from. The people, buildings, and even nature that I usually perceive as separate coexist in a blurred world, giving me a sense of unity and relief that we're all here together. I think the "smooth harmony of a series" found in the state of snow is the origin of my aesthetic sense. It's a state in which everything is separate yet united, connected like gentle hills so that you can move freely between them.
Using this sensibility as a starting point, I engage in expressive activities that express connections that transcend individuality by aligning and perceiving each on a certain dimension, such as covering things with felt, which is a collection of fibers, or finding commonalities among objects.
