2025 Young Printmaker Award

[Under the light] 灯りの下で

I create works with the aim of clarifying my own values and fixing them on the screen. Even if I see the same motif in the past, present, or future, the information I receive from that motif often differs depending on my sensibilities and changes in my surroundings. Therefore, through my work, I measure my current values and observe how my priorities change over time. The award-winning work,“Under the Light,”was created using a park near the dormitory where I live as a motif. I visited the park every night and reinterpreted the sounds, lights, and tactile sensations I felt there, expressing them on the woodblock using lines and shapes. The figure in the image is based on a cherry tree, and as I created it, I wondered what the tree, which has likely been watching over this place since before I was born, has seen over the years. The prize money I received from the YPA will be used to further develop my foundation as a printmaker, specifically for comparative experiments with Japanese paper and tools.

* Active as an artist under the name “Komeumee”.

[Dance and be Danced] 踊り踊られ

Born 2001

2024