​     My work explores transmutations and resilience based on my own experiences.  I rewrite the past and create a new timeline that transforms negative experiences into positive ones.  
I currently use a combination of traditional art forms and modern technology, such as paintings or sculptures with digital animation and three-dimensional printed objects.  This work aims to create a space where two-dimensional and three-dimensional worlds merge, past and present meet, and construct an entirely new timeline based on my perceptions.
     My artwork also explores the Japanese colonial rule and assimilation policies forced upon indigenous Okinawans’ rights.  Under regulations from the Japanese government, Okinawans have lost their native language, land, and cultural identity.  Through my work, I reconstruct the culture from my memory and history and reclaim it as a new identity.  
      I often use the color and design of traditional fabric known as Bingata as inspiration in my multi-media creative work.  Bingata is the heart of Okinawa and is a strong symbol of our own culture and identity, separate from Japan.  Bingata signifies our survival of the Japanese regulations and the American occupation.  Historically, the survival of Bingata has been threatened twice.  The first crisis was the abolition and integration of the Ryukyu kingdom by Japan in the eighteenth century.  The second turning point was the catastrophic damage from World War II.  The reason Bingata is called the heart of Okinawa stems from its miraculous revival, despite being threatened with extinction by other countries.  With Bingata as the source to establish and reaffirm my identity, I am weaving the past and present to repair the missing historical links of my culture.
Okinawa has been revived from the ashes twice as I have survived my hardship in the past, and we will overcome the tragedy again.  I aim to create a secret space where the past and present are intertwined and form a new positive path to celebrate the resilience of people and culture.