I use glass as a vehicle for preserving and recording traces and memories from my surroundings. Glass is fragile, while also acting as a protective container. Its durability transforms my work into something akin to a time capsule or fossil.

Making my work by hand allows me to truly know the material and learn from failures along the way. Throughout the process, I maintain a constant dialogue with glass, both as a material and as a concept. In terms of my approach to making, I am deeply rooted in Japanese attitudes: making by hand, mastering techniques and studying history. When it comes to the final expression, my work is contemporary and more conceptual. I wish there were a term that bridged craft and contemporary art forms such as installation, performance and conceptual art.

There is a line I always carry with me when making my work: "Anything essential is invisible to the eye" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. I hope that through my work, viewers will come to discover the subtle and invisible qualities of their everyday lives as something truly special.