HITOUMI
Where did humans come from? Did we rise from the ground like trees? Did we well out just as water flows from the rivers to the oceans? While we do not remember precisely, from ancient times, we have been worshipping everything as if it hosted gods.This familiar story of gods, which had been so much a part of us in days of old, seemed to fade away over time.In the long way, perhaps, we have left behind something important.The ideas of Animism and depiction in Shinto conceal something ambiguous, which lacks concrete form and shape.We feel at the bottom of our heart that, “we see the things which cannot be seen, and hear the things which cannot be heard.”In embracing these ambiguous senses, humans may have richly fermented new ways of expression while seeking personified representation.What do humans create? Who creates humans? Are they humans? Is it a god? Or, something else? I would like to begin depicting my story about the moment of HITOUMI, from here in Azumino, which is endowed with clear water and dense mountains.