Since 1999, I have been continuing to create works using paper as my medium. Through the repetition of drawing, cutting, and layering a single line, an accumulation of time emerges. These layers eventually take on a sense of flow, at times revealing boundaries reminiscent of a shoreline, as I explore the nature of originality. At the same time, cutting paper—a material typically in print—inevitably carries meaning. I practice the act of “cutting” as a language of expression.

Born in Saitama, Japan in 1967. BFA from Musashino Art University. Based in New York from 2004 to 2019; currently lives and works in Saitama. Major solo exhibitions include Castelli Gallery, FLAG Art Foundation, and Maho Kubota Gallery. Works are held in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York.