作家紹介（Artist’s Statement- English below）
「『みんな持ってるけどみんな違う』あなたの体を作り、支えるものたちに思いを馳せて欲しい。
作品はいわゆる正常解剖のみをモチーフとしています。しかし現実には誰一人として完璧な臓器や骨格、つまり『完璧なからだ』をもつ人はいないでしょう。
私の作品に触れることで、じぶんの体について関心をもち、好きになってもらいたいです。」
東京出身、米国ニューヨーク州育ち
2016年に医師免許を取得し北海道で医師として働き始めた。
初期研修後は家庭医(総合診療医)の専門研修を受けていたが、2020年7月にうつ病を発症し研修を中断、復職リハビリと共に以前から取り組んでいたアート活動を本格的に始動した。
ひとの個別性やコミュニティの形成と発達に興味があり、それを表現する媒体を模索しながら創作を行っていた。
学生時代に解剖学に、研修中に消しゴムはんこに出会い、ひとの心と体の有り様を、学術的に正確な臓器の図案と、２つと同じ陰影は作れないはんこを用いて表現する試みを続けている。
2021年10月からはデジタル媒体にも取り組み始め、「誰にでも見えるけれど、あなたしか持っていない」をテーマとしたコラージュ作品を制作している。
“We all have them, but they’re all different. What does YOUR body say?”
Born in Tokyo, grew up in NY.
After graduating a Japanese med school in 2016, I pursued family medicine, but got diagnosed with depression in 2020 and had to stop training.
Now as I continue to rehab, I’m trying to become a part-time artist. Art has always been a passion for me.
I grew up thinking that the diversity of human minds and cultures is beautiful.
And although diversity is an obvious fact, it’s often ignored (especially here in Japan where everyone tries to keep quiet and fit in).
As I was looking for a way to express the beauty I feel, I thought that anatomy and stamps were a good fit.
Anatomy is science and art at the same time, and it’s creepy while beautiful, and organic while extremely organized. I hated anatomy as a student because there was so much to memorize, but now I’m thankful for being exposed to the field in my 20’s.
As taught in anatomy, nearly everyone is born with the same organs, but they’re all unique in one way or the other.
Likewise with stamps, and the human mind.
My vision as an artist is to have those who see my art take time to think about their values, and ultimately to accept and love themselves as they are. All bodies and minds deserve the attention of their owners and loved ones!
My goal as an artist, for the meantime, is to establish my style both in analogue and digital.
For my digital collages I try to express something where “anyone can see it, but only you have it.”