cast-off shell 2-5    2022




cast-off shell 5-5   2022

Boundary between life and death

 Since the second half of the Camellia Flower series, I have pursued the theme of the boundary between life and death. A camellia flower that has fallen to the ground looks fresh, as if it were still alive. From the realization that it might already be dead, I became interested in the boundary between life and death, which cannot be seen by looking at it.

 Virgin forests and endangered species of animals can also be said to be based on the theme of the boundary between life and death, in that they are in danger of ecosystem crisis and the danger of death as a species, which cannot be seen from the outside.

 Cicada husks do not mean the death of cicadas, but they are interesting in that they are in the form of lifeforms that once lived, but are now just husks without lifeforms. I was fascinated.

 The theme of the food series with erasers has nothing to do with life and death, but it looks like food, but it's actually just an eraser. It is related to this work in that I was attracted to the gap between appearance and its essence.

XYZM 2022