Natsue Makino

Ever since I became a conscious being, my greatest interest is to understand the construction of one's feelings, thinking, decisions, actions, and their consequences; and then how one reacts to that consequence. This includes my own train of thoughts as well. During this process, my head is tangled with thoughts and doubts. Sometimes they are tangible, but most of the time, they are intangible and I lose track of their conclusion and relationship to other thoughts. From this exercise, I strive to succeed in organizing trends, and systematically categorizing unconscious habits of thought, and I realized that there is a limitation within my thinking. However, I have found that the things difficult to understand can penetrate in to the recesses of my mind if I practice art. For me, creating art seems to supplement emotional aspects of what I want to articulate when words and logic cannot explain and communicate with others. Art may not be the fastest way, but it is extending communication in the deepest way, and carrying messages to an infinitely greater number of people. Through the figure with familiar symbols and metaphorical expressions, I wish to look at the depths of consciousness and unconscious human nature to represent the complications and the contradictions of the mind.