‰ÛÏI have spent all my life in urban settings: the first half in Tokyo and the second half in London. I have a deep curiosity about urban dwellers, myself among them. As for me, what is the relationship between my past and my present? Where do I belong? Where am I going? These endless questions evoke in me a sense of the fragility and loneliness of humankind. It seems like all lives and their experiences cross between reality and illusion. My work asks questions without sound and I listen for the answers to try to find out where I am. After graduating from The Royal College of Art, London, I have continued to develop my inner strength, and strongly believe that Art is the rock of my mental stability.‰۝

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