I grew up surrounded by the rich nature of Fukushima, Japan.
Drawn by a longing for the city, I eventually moved to Tokyo to work.
Those days were full of stimulation and excitement, and yet,
without noticing, my heart slowly wore down—
to the point where I could no longer recognize the outline of myself.

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When I reached my limit, I remembered how much I loved drawing as a child
and found myself returning to the canvas.
The act of painting became a quiet way to look back on my life,
to lift up the feelings and voices that had sunk inside me,
and to call back the “true self” I had long forgotten.

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Suffering is part of being human.
Facing that truth,
I felt that I could love myself—pain included.

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To live, for me, is to face myself.

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Painting is the way I continue that dialogue.

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FRAME is a series that records this inner conversation.
Each piece holds a quiet encounter
with the version of myself that existed only in that specific moment in time.

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I do not paint to impress or to explain.
I paint to listen—
to the faint, quiet voice that echoes from within.

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And I hope that those who pause before my work
might find, even for a brief moment,
a gentle return to themselves—
a quiet space held within the frame.