Artist Statement

The world is filled with contradictions — and nothing exists alone; all things manifest through their opposites. — light and shadow, man and woman,truth and fiction, creation and collapse.Guided by the ancient philosophy of Yin and Yang, I create ceramic works that embrace both fragility and permanence.

In some of my creations, the glaze metamorphoses into bubbles — delicate, fleeting forms that, through fire, become fossilized onto the surface of clay. This process captures the tension between the ephemeral and the eternal.

For me, everything begins and ends with the earth. Clay holds the memory of origins, and through fire, it returns to a new state — never the same, yet never lost.

In an era where history and information are often distorted, I turn to materials — the honesty of soil, fire, and glaze — as a way to express the complexity of existence. My works are both fragile and resilient, layered with hidden spaces, echoing the uncertain, floating world we inhabit.

Each bubble, each fissure, each layer speaks quietly of collapse, hope, and the possibility of regeneration.

From an early age, I have viewed the world slightly differently — questioning what others accept, sensing contradictions beneath the surface.
This perspective, shaped by my belief in the interconnected forces of Yin and Yang, flows naturally into my work.

I trust the earth, fire, and glaze to reveal invisible connections — between fragility and strength, chaos and clarity, dissolution and rebirth.
Through ceramics, I seek not only to create objects, but to express the delicate, hidden structures of existence itself.

Résumé

• 2025 May — Selected for the 4th Makurazaki International Art Exhibition (Awa no Koe)
• 2024 October — Selected and Encouragement Award, 53rd Zentoten Ceramic Art Exhibition  (Kore? Are?)
• 2015 April — Excellence Award, Lucie Rie Ceramic Exhibition, Ceramic Art Competition
• 2006 — Established MONO FACTORY (ceramic studio)
• 1998–2006 — Self-taught research and exploration in ceramics
• Born in Shizuoka, Japan.Graduated from Hosei University, Faculty of Business Administration