Working inside a search engine is hard work. Data comes pouring in every day, nonstop, like lightning. I want to cherish the hardworking little dogs that search through the vast sea of ever-expanding data and deliver the data that’s been requested. The data space is a new place created by humankind, and this work depicts the landscape that spreads out within it.

Description: Amid the coronavirus crisis, when opportunities for creative expression are limited, this work expresses the act of daily recharging the energy needed to set a stagnant world in motion. It is people who will make the city shine brightly once again. In that radiance, many PLAYERS appear for just an instant.

This work is inspired by the strength, adaptability, and evolution of plants born and raised in Tokyo. How might plants, living across many generations, evolve in a dazzling metropolis? To them, would the towering buildings appear like giant trees? In response to the glow of the night, a new generation dances beautifully.

This work was created for the YUZU × Shibuya Pixel Art “YUZUTOWN Special Exhibition.” It was created based on Yuzu’s song “Kōen-dōri.” Last year, at the YUZUTOWN PARCO POPUP, we created a visual piece themed around Shibuya’s Kōen-dori, a place that holds deep significance for the two members of Yuzu. This time, we reconstructed that work and finished it anew, focusing on the ever-changing city and the memories accumulated within it. The way it shines like flashes of light represents the momentum of a city being transformed through Shibuya’s redevelopment, as well as the memories piled up there like digital log data. Things that shine are proof that they are in motion. When there are many of them, they can look like a magnificent natural phenomenon. The song “Kōen-dori” has a sense of nostalgia and sentimentality, while also conveying a positivity that evokes what lies ahead. Looking back on memories of the past, and imagining how to create and enjoy a new era. We hope you can feel the sparkle of Kōen-dori that the two of them have walked through in this work.