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3D-printed nylon resin sculpture with gold vapor-deposited finish, Plastic umbrella, Japanese paper, Knitting thread, Inkjet print on paper Installation
Site specific dimensions
2025
I am engaged in the challenge of expressing a unique aesthetic sensibility—one that emerged from Zen Buddhism in medieval Japan—as contemporary art. This sensibility is now referred to as yohaku. It is an approach in which intentionally leaving ambiguous or unarticulated areas within an image or space stimulates the viewer’s imagination and thought. I am attempting to reinterpret this concept of yohaku in relation to today’s social and political issues. In our current era, the excessive spread of social media has intensified political and social divisions across the world, resulting in numerous tragedies. Human beings cannot endure a world in which everything is fully exposed and clearly defined; such a world only highlights the differences between “you” and “me,” inevitably leading to conflict. By preserving yohaku—spaces of intentional ambiguity—between various things, we can soften confrontation and open pathways toward coexistence.
3D-printed nylon resin sculpture with gold vapor-deposited finish, Plastic umbrella, Japanese paper, Knitting thread, Inkjet print on paper Installation
Site specific dimensions
2025
I am engaged in the challenge of expressing a unique aesthetic sensibility—one that emerged from Zen Buddhism in medieval Japan—as contemporary art. This sensibility is now referred to as yohaku. It is an approach in which intentionally leaving ambiguous or unarticulated areas within an image or space stimulates the viewer’s imagination and thought. I am attempting to reinterpret this concept of yohaku in relation to today’s social and political issues. In our current era, the excessive spread of social media has intensified political and social divisions across the world, resulting in numerous tragedies. Human beings cannot endure a world in which everything is fully exposed and clearly defined; such a world only highlights the differences between “you” and “me,” inevitably leading to conflict. By preserving yohaku—spaces of intentional ambiguity—between various things, we can soften confrontation and open pathways toward coexistence.