“I like to cause a moment of irritation by adding an element to the scenery, which refuses to fit into the expected order. Showing up “by the way”, it is not sure, if it was always there; if it will change or disappear in the next second. For this moment of irritation I like to challenge, what is supposed to be “reliable” about reality: the laws of gravity, the solidity of walls or the ground under our feet… The shown situation can be seen as a filmstill, pointing backwards and forwards both temporally and spatially―an interim state, reflecting my idea of transience, passage and transformation.” (from the Artist’s statement for the AIR program “home”)

“For me, Art chronicles all the process involved in embodying my idea. My work is based on concepts open to directions, with countless possibilities. It always begins from questions about trivial life. When I use a poem, music, or film, my art and my sensibilities become enriched, and specified through studying materials, finally achieved when questioned. Divers Ideas at time coexist and develop in another direction, as if life changes according to the people we meet. Although we make countless plans, nobody knows what will happen tomorrow. My life is the exploration of what I am wondering, and my drawing is the chronicle of the processes involved. If these process record what I image, worry about, and realize, I’m not a creator, but a chronicler, a collector.” (from the Artist’s statement for the AIR program “home”)

“I am interested in the visible and the invisible thing. Through my art work, I get information from the space and leave clues on the space. Form, color and movement is changed to the simple element, like points, lines and lights. It tells us the limited information. I would like to show the way of perception of this world through my work. Though each work doesn’t mean some specific matter or story, it will stimulate each imagination and thought. I think we can discover new value from the trivial matters.” (from the Artist’s statement for the AIR program “home”)

“I believe the meaning of Hanbok to Korean-Japanese is not about patriotism for consciousness of ethnicity. We need to establish our own identities in Japan. My art/ costume is not ‘Fashion’. Ethnic costumes express a lifestyle and thoughts about ethnicity. It begins from yarn, and with the accumulation of time, at and wisdom of humans, it is completed. It is not about fashion. It is a philosophy that is immeasurable. My art makes it possible to continue to show people’s time from their roots.” (the Artist statement from the flier of the exhibition “Orientity: oriental+ identity”, Kyoto Art Center, 2004.)