[Concept] “Spheres of Life” is a video work that portrays the story of a sphere born from water as it undergoes a series of transformations, with its energy eventually nurturing a tree. While maintaining a constant shape, the sphere continues to change organically. Through the accumulation of these transformations, it ultimately leads to the birth of new life, and in the end, a tree begins to sprout. I visually expressed the universal process in which life is passed on through changing forms and gives rise to new beings. [Backstory] Life is in constant flux, continually connecting to the future. In this work, I depicted a sphere transforming into various forms, with every stage of that process eventually becoming an element that nurtures a tree. The themes of the cycle and chain of life, and the idea that changes in existence lead to the birth of new life, are expressed through symbolic visuals. [Method] This piece was created using Blender, the 3DCG software I have used and loved for many years, making full use of physics simulations and procedural modeling techniques. I focused on the sphere’s organic metamorphosis and the delicate depiction of the moment the tree begins to sprout, translating the dynamism and fragility of life into the video. [Music] For this work, the musician no.9, who provided music for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, composed an original piece especially for this project. Its delicate yet dynamic sound resonates with the visuals, accentuating the beauty of life’s transformation and rebirth.

“Chimera Project,” an original concept, story, and character design by voice actress Aoi Yuki. It tells the story of Chimerios, or chimeras, born from the words spoken by humans through virtual communication such as social media. The seven Chimerios are characters personifying the days of the week: for example, Monday is gloomy because it comes right after the weekend, while Friday has a carefree, party-loving personality because it comes just before the break. While expressing the Chimerios’ terrifying yet adorable world, the music video depicts their desire to eat the words spoken by humans.

An audiovisual installation using multiple projectors and transparent screens. This art installation explores the theme of “parallel time” through the ever-changing scenery within the gallery space, where the looping images and the interference between the projected screens constantly create different moments and atmospheres. If time is a shared scale of measurement, then every event and phenomenon occurring along that timeline should exist simultaneously as layered strata, continuing to arise on various scales even in this very moment. In this work, finely cropped abstract images are projected simultaneously using multiple projectors, and are cast with a sense of depth onto transparent screens arranged in a three-dimensional layout. It expresses the idea that all states can coexist as generation and disappearance repeat themselves. This work was exhibited in an underground art space at Hilton Tokyo for “Shinjuku Creators Festa 2017.” An audiovisual installation using multiple projectors and transparent screens. Through the cycles of looping images and the interference of the projected screens, it constantly creates shifting moments, presenting an art installation themed around “parallel time” through the fleeting, once-in-a-lifetime scenery that transforms throughout the gallery space. If time is a single shared scale, then all events and phenomena occurring on that time axis (timeline) exist simultaneously as layered strata, continuing to occur on various scales even in this very moment. In this work, finely cropped abstract images are projected simultaneously by multiple projectors and cast with depth onto transparent screens arranged three-dimensionally in the space. It expresses the idea that generation and disappearance repeat endlessly, and that all states can exist at the same time. This work was exhibited in the underground art space at Hilton Tokyo as part of “Shinjuku Creators Festa 2017.”