By standing miniature figurines—mass-produced commodities—one by one, subtle differences begin to emerge among identical forms.
Slowly, something like the tremor of human society rises across the surface of the work.
At the root of my practice are personal experiences.
Isolation within a group, through bullying.
The feeling, encountered in the mountains and during travels, of being utterly small—and yet, undeniably there.
The overwhelming force of nature, faced while working in agriculture.
These experiences cultivated a perspective that looks upon human existence from a distance, and led me toward an interest in Buddhism.
The act of standing each figurine, one by one, is a practice rooted in the Buddhist teaching: that a person stands on their own feet.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​