I was fascinated by rats which have plump, dense bodies and tails full of tension in the air. That is why I make woodcarvings with themes centered on this creature. As I started to apply hollowing, one of the wood carving techniques of my work, I became interested in rats’ internal structure. One day I dissected a rat to observe what’s inside of its body, but the shapes of its muscles and bones appear to be incompatible with the texture of wood, so I stopped pursuing the beauty of their internal organs. Through these experiences, I found that searching for the difference in mass in the shape of rats by disassembling and reassembling my work, would be my guide in the execution of my future works.
In addition, based on self-examination of my work that has stylized in recent years, I am adopting new techniques of using different materials such as ceramics and so on, to give accent to my woodcarvings. This is how I continue to find new ways to create my works.
私は、豊満な量塊の胴体と空間のなかで緊張感に満ちた尾を合わせ持つネズミの形状に魅了され、その動物を主題として木彫による彫刻作品を制作してきた。木彫技法のひとつである内刳りを自作に施すようになったことから、次第に内部の構造に興味を抱くようになった。そこであるとき、ネズミを解剖して体内を観察してみたが、筋や骨の造形と木の質感の相性が良くないように感じ、ネズミの体内器官に造形美を求めることを止めた。この一連の経験から、自作を解体・再構築させながらネズミの造形のなかに異なる量塊を求めることこそが、自身の作品制作の指標になるということに気付いた。
また、近年自作の造形が様式化している反省から、異素材である陶を採り入れて造形のアクセントとするなどし、今後の展開を摸索している。
I was fascinated by rats which have plump, dense bodies and tails full of tension in the air. That is why I make woodcarvings with themes centered on this creature. As I started to apply hollowing, one of the wood carving techniques of my work, I became interested in rats’ internal structure. One day I dissected a rat to observe what’s inside of its body, but the shapes of its muscles and bones appear to be incompatible with the texture of wood, so I stopped pursuing the beauty of their internal organs. Through these experiences, I found that searching for the difference in mass in the shape of rats by disassembling and reassembling my work, would be my guide in the execution of my future works.
In addition, based on self-examination of my work that has stylized in recent years, I am adopting new techniques of using different materials such as ceramics and so on, to give accent to my woodcarvings. This is how I continue to find new ways to create my works.