To me, shibari is about connection.
When I tie someone up, I don't feel like I'm capturing or tying them down; I feel the connection with them first and foremost. The rope feels like a string telephone, connecting you to them. If you tie someone with a strong feeling that you care about them, you can sense where they want the rope to go through, the timing, the strength they want, and so on, and you can tie them accordingly. The line created when you tie with that feeling is a line that is unique to you and your partner, as if it were created in the midst of nature, like waves eroding rock faces to create cliffs. I find that wonderful and beautiful.
That is the type of shibari I pursue.


One of my signature works, the "Red" series, also has the theme of "connection."
This work expresses connections with various things, including mothers, ancestors, nature, friends, DNA, the future, hearts, and inspiration. Humans are never alone. We are all connected to someone, somewhere. I use red rope in the work because I want to emphasize the strong "connections" like the red thread of blood or fate. The white world represents feelings of innocence. The internet has become so widespread and convenient, but have we forgotten what true connection means? I create these works with the hope that viewers will recall important people and events from the past. I
used "Red" as an example, but these are the kinds of thoughts I think about when creating my various artworks.