I create works with miniature dolls whose faces and names I don't know, and I keep thinking about people themselves.
They are mass-produced industrial products that at first glance all seem different, but in fact it is not known where or who made them. Although homogeneous, each stands in a slightly different posture. I feel that the coexistence of such anonymity and difference is close to the existence of humans in modern times.

At the root of my work are some original experiences.
Isolation in a group due to bullying.
The feeling of "how small I am" that I felt while climbing mountains and traveling.
However, through the friends I met while walking alone and the experience of making various decisions, I realized that I was definitely there.
The overwhelming power of nature that I faced while working in agriculture.
In addition, due to the influence of my parents, I was exposed to many left-wing ideas and subcultures from a young age, which fostered a foundation for thinking about the relationship between the individual and society.

These experiences accumulated and I began to think about things and create works from a perspective that gave me a bird's-eye view of human existence.
In addition, I was attracted to toys and models from a young age, so I was naturally familiar with the technique of miniature. As a symbol of anonymous existence, it has become an essential part of today's production.

In addition, the study of Buddhism, which began with Osamu Tezuka's "Buddha", has had an ideological influence that runs through such a perspective.
In Buddhism, it is important for people to stand on their own feet without relying on anything else. It means living by your own judgment rather than blindly following someone's words and values.
I sympathize with such teachings and have the dolls stand one by one.

The arrangement is not meticulously designed, and manual variations and serendipites give the work swells and fluctuations.
Dolls born in the same mold are lined up with slightly different centers of gravity　
The differences that arise in the repetitive work create subtle fluctuations and diversity on the screen, such as human society.