I've been fascinated by the world of iron for 22 years.

I have pursued the various expressions and shapes of iron.

 

In the midst of all this, I was blessed with the "Blacksmith's House," a place where my precious family lives and where my sensibilities are born.

Furthermore, I have expressed a Japanese floor plan in iron, pursuing a new approach to iron.

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Two works were created for one woman.
As if each hand were giving shape to life.

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One is iron.
While confronting the heavy, hard material,
it was shaped as if in dialogue with an inner resonance.
The other is a plant.
It embraces the voice of budding life and an as-yet-nameless light,
and takes on a new form.
And the paper and thread, shadow and light that receive them.

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Returning to the "vessels of life," they are "bathed in light again,"
and begin anew in this world.

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Each piece is born only at the point where they intersect.
I hope you can gently touch those small signs.

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text by norm