Akira Art Room

Works remaining from my exhibition in Nishiaizu, Fukushima, were later presented at Akira Art Room in Ashiya, near Kobe, curated by Motoko Kawabata. The paintings—originally shown in Toki no Katachi (The Shape of Time)—continue an ongoing investigation into repetition, duration, and the quiet structures of daily life. Layered acrylic surfaces stitched with thread operate as both material and record, marking time through accumulation and restraint.

This presentation grew directly out of my residency in Japan, extending the work beyond its original site and allowing the paintings to carry the residue of place, process, and lived time into a new context. Installed at Akira Art Room, the works became a point of dialogue rather than conclusion.

The artist talk and opening offered an opportunity to consider how experiences of time, routine, and memory shift across language and geography, while remaining deeply human and shared.

My sincere thanks to Motoko Kawabata for her thoughtful curation and to the IFDA Japan Chapter for sponsoring the evening.