Artist Statement

My concept is the philosophical idea of oneness—the belief that everything in the cosmos is one. I seek to visualize this through my original painting method, Cosmic Rhythm. This approach is a co-creation with nature, where I paint directly along the grain of the wood. I regard these patterns as traces carved by natural forces—time, weather, gravity, seasons, and rotation—an imprint of the cosmic rhythm itself.

In recent years, I have been using reclaimed wood collected from urban environments, treating the layers of time and traces of human life embedded in the material as a vital part of the work. Furthermore, through rediscovering my identity while living abroad, I have begun to integrate elements of ukiyo-e and iwa-enogu (mineral pigments). I weave and express stories in which nature and humanity, past and future, and the individual and the whole reach a state of harmony.

This approach resonates with the teaching of Shakyamuni (known as the Buddha) regarding the "Law of Dependent Origination" (Pratītyasamutpāda), as well as with the Japanese spiritual aesthetics of Wabi-sabi, Ichi-go Ichi-e, and the ancient nature worship of Ko-Shinto.

Through my work, I hope that viewers will feel the rhythm of the cosmos and find new perspectives and insight.