When I first listened closely to Kohei Matsushita’s “Sayonara no Mukō ni,” the face of a friend living far from his hometown came to mind. And I thought of the many “goodbyes” he had experienced. Before the one-and-only final “goodbye,” I experience countless goodbyes of my own. Among them are goodbyes that come only once, and goodbyes for which tomorrow is promised. This work was animated entirely on paper. I want to walk through the world that spreads out beyond “Sayonara no Mukō ni,” together with the rain of tears. Riding on the bamboo boat we made with them.

Description: - Video of the work https://twitter.com/nuq_artworks/status/1227169788490764288 - Concept A certain incident that took place in the sweet, sweet Chocolate Town. I created a story about “recovering in an instant,” a must-have in our fast-paced world. - Backstory Since the release was in early February, and because of the song title “Aisu,” I initially tried to develop the piece around the motif of “chocolate ice cream.” However, I was astonished to learn that “Aisu” is read as “Busu,” but I stubbornly kept the candy-town image intact and worked hard to match it to the lyrics. - About the technique Using Styly, a browser-based platform for creating VR, I placed still images and GIF animations in a 360-degree space like standing signs, operated the camera, and recorded the screen, then composited the character animation in Premiere. For more details on the production process, please see this interview: https://styly.cc/ja/interview/nuq-vr-styly2/