命を捧げて書いた一字。
唯一無二の、一。

これを書き終えたら、私は死ぬ。
時には泣き、時には乗り越え、
これを書いたら、私は死ぬんだと感じながら、
繰り返し書いていくと、つながってきたことがありました。

怖さに始まり、その山を超えると感じたのは、
感謝でした。

死を感じることで、
今までの感謝の人生が見えてくる。
それが見えると、力が湧いてくる。

自分にとって「生きる」とは、どういう形なのか？
極限を表現したい。

今の道を選ぶよりも前、
私は生きることに力みすぎていました。
自分らしさから離れ、心も体も壊していました。

生きることが本当に苦しかったあの頃、
私を救ってくれたもの。
それが書道でした。

だから私は、
命を使って、伝えたい。
自分らしく生きることの大切さ、
強さ、優しさそして弱さ。

自分らしく、Myself、Yourself、
私はいつも「一」でありたい。
たった一つの存在、唯一無二の存在であること。

人間は誰でも可能性を持っている。
だから私は私を諦めない。自分を諦めない。

〜〜〜

全身全霊を込めた作品の中から
１つを選ぶときに、再度自分に問いかけます。

そうすると、作品のほうから
呼ばれているような感覚になります。

作品から呼ばれ、
最後に決めた一字です。

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製作年／2016年
材質・仕様／額：木製　紙：画仙紙
額寸法／縦：約78cm　横：約103cm
紙面寸法／縦：約63cm　横：約90cm
書のスタイル／筆

~~~
The character I devoted my life to writing.
The one and only, 一.

I will die once I finish writing this.
Sometimes crying, and at other times triumphing, all while feeling that
I will die once I write this,
I wrote it again and again. And there was a connection.

After starting in fear, what I felt when I overcame that mountain
Was gratitude.

As a result of sensing death,
I was able to see and appreciate my life up to that point.
When I saw it, strength came gushing forth.

What does “living” look like to me?
I want to express its utmost limits.

Before I chose my current path,
I had exhausted myself in the act of living.
Separated from my sense of self, my spirit and body had collapsed.

At that time when living was very painful,
One thing saved me.
That was calligraphy.

That is the reason why
I want to use my life to convey
The importance, strength, kindness, and weakness
Of living and being true to yourself.

Individuality, myself, yourself.
I want to always be as “one”.
Just one existence, the one and only existence.

Every person has potential.
For this reason I won’t give up on me. I won’t give up on myself. 
~~~

I began to ask myself a second time when I had to choose one artwork
From among those I wrote with my body and soul.

When I did that, I had the sensation of
Being called instead by my artwork.

Called by my artwork,
This is the character that I ultimately decided on.

Before I had chosen my current path, I had exhausted my energy and strength
for living. I had become separated from myself, my spirit and body had collapsed. At that time when living was very painful, one thing saved me.
This was calligraphy.
From now on, I want to use my time to convey the importance of strength, gentleness and sometimes weakness in one’s life.
Individuality, myself, yourself.
I always want to be part of this “oneness”.
One life, the one and only presence in the world.
Everyone has their own set of opportunities.
For this reason I won’t give up on me.
I won’t give up on myself.


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Year / 2016
Materials and Methods / Frame: wood; Paper: Calligraphy paper
Frame Measurements / Vertical: approx. 78cm; Horizontal: approx. 103cm
Paper Measurements / Vertical: approx. 63cm; Horizontal: approx. 90cm
Calligraphy Style / Hand calligraphy