” I believe that expressing the mystery of bamboo is my mission in life. Bamboo has long been used in Japanese Shinto rituals as a sacred plant that wards off evil due to its astonishing growth rate and evergreen characteristics. In order to bring out the charm of bamboo, instead of using traditional methods which emphasize the texture of the material, I create works using paradoxical methods.

Geometric forms such as ○△□ give an inorganic impression that does not look natural at first glance, but if you look closely, you can feel the natural fluctuations of bamboo. The quiet voice with a fluctuation of 1/f is contrasted and emphasized by geometric modeling. (Prism series)

Moreover, the expression of various colors using dyes and colored lacquer gives a sense of modernity and creates a mysterious poetry that differs from traditional bamboo crafts. (Prism/ Frill/ Auspicious 8 series)

Combining the stillness of weaving and the dynamism of modeling in a work also adds to the mystique of bamboo. This is due to the amphoteric nature of bamboo, which has straight fibers and can withstand curved shapes. (Frill /FLY series) “

– Hajime Nakatomi