The theme of my work is to express the “nature within myself,” incorporating the colors and shapes that emerge in my mind when I encounter natural landscapes such as mountains, seas, stones, and trees. During my university years, I encountered iron, which became an important material in my work. Through the process of heating iron to high temperatures, hammering it, and welding it, the colors and shapes of “nature” that once floated vaguely in my mind are materialized into the tangible form of iron. Through this aesthetic experience, I am able to sense the subtle connections between material and sensation, and in doing so, I gain a deeper sense of being alive.