ART LIVES TORIDE Where Art Is Born

I am usually a web designer at an IT company.
Apart from my work, I personally design websites and business cards for artists. I was also involved in the ART LIVES TORIDE website as a designer.

At the same time, I am also active in production as an artist. I mainly create interactive installations using wood. I have created many works on the theme of rooms and spaces. For my graduation project, I created a work entitled “Thinking of a Four-and-a-Half Tatami Mat” in which a Japanese-style room becomes smaller and smaller.

I lived in Tokyo a few years ago, but moved to Toride two years ago. I was a student at the time and went to the wood workshop at Tokyo University of the Arts to create. I have memories of making shoji screens from scratch. I like Toride because it has a lot of nature and a relaxing environment. The neighborhood is also quiet, so I can make progress with my work from home.
Recently, due to Corona, I have been working mostly remotely. The rest of the time I do design work that I have been contracted to do privately and create artwork. At night, I soak slowly in the bath to relieve my fatigue.

In the future, I would like to continue working as an artist and also as a designer. In the future, I would like to increase my production time and present more and more contemporary art works.
I got the impression that recently, due to the pandemic , there are more and more artists who want websites, and I feel that web design work can also play a role in connecting artists and viewers.

I find it interesting that through production, complete strangers can be in the same space and have conversations. With the coronavirus pandemic , there are fewer opportunities for real events and face-to-face encounters, but I believe that there are things that can only be understood by seeing and experiencing the real thing.