I approached foreign residents living in Japan and created portraits with the aim of engaging with as many people as possible. By layering acrylic paint over silkscreen prints and then printing another layer, the work records traces of exchanges that transcend cultural and linguistic boundaries.
I met him briefly at a theme park when I visited Osaka.
He spoke Japanese fluently and told me he had graduated from a high school in Japan. I forgot to ask his nationality.
This encounter made me realize how increasingly multicultural Japan has become.
Through creating portraits of people from various backgrounds, I aim to express the beauty of a world where diverse individual exist beyond the boundaries of nationality.
