The Formations

Ink on rice paper
12 x 16 in
2023

During my artist residency at Gibraltar Point on the Mnisiing/Toronto Islands in June 2023, I used paper marbling as a means of introspection to commune with nature. This one was created with the lake water on the beach at sunrise.

Floating Ink

I begin with intuitive thinking and experiment with new techniques and materials to express Asian and Indigenous worldviews, connect with nature, and explore the formation of diasporic identity. I practice Suminagashi (paper marbling) to embody Zen philosophy and Chinese Taoism, reconnecting to the spiritual world shared with my faraway Japanese Buddhist family.

The concentric circles of ink and water express nature’s cyclical and rhythmical workings and see everything as a whole. The flows of ink and water are uncontrollable, embracing the beauty of imperfection and the impermanence of all things.

Join me to float with nature.

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