Encounters that immerse you so deeply you forget to eat or sleep were frequent in childhood but became rarer as I grew older. The last time I intensely felt this sensation was when I first discovered the act of weaving. I became interested and tried hand-weaving when I found out that you could experience the basic mechanism of hand-weaving by wrapping threads vertically around a square wooden frame and weaving them horizontally. The result at that time was just a small piece of fabric. However, I remember feeling a quiet yet intense excitement in seeing ‘fabric’—something I had always thought of as a prefabricated item obtained from somewhere else—being methodically created right before my eyes through my repetitive actions, so engrossing that I even forgot my hunger.
The series I am currently working on varies in its method of expression over time but originates from weaving—concentrating on repetition, accumulation, variation, grids, intersections, scrutiny of density, and the intrinsic properties of materials. While utilizing these elements, I am attempting to expand the boundaries of traditional painting conventions. My primitive desire to touch materials directly and manipulate them by hand, combined with the structured rule-making I developed in my early digital environment, both find their place in the act of weaving, and the profound impact of my first encounter with weaving continues to guide my creative process.