About

I’m a third-generation Japanese diasporic born, raised, and based in the Hawaiian archipelago.

I live and work in the coastal neighborhood of Kalihi Kai, a place layered by tides and weathered with stories. This proximity, this felt relationship between land and sea, consistently reframes my experience of life and guides my art.

My work is an intermingling of deep time, what it means to be in community with fellow species (this includes all animals, plants, and mircrobial beings), ecology, diaspora, emergent theory, queer ecosystems, and kindness between strangers.

Looking back and forward, I see how a formal training in poetry and experimental writing informs my approach to conceptual art in unexpected ways. This proclivity has sparked collaborations with artists working in live art, video, film, dance, textile, and installation.

This interdisciplinary approach has also grown deep dives into ways that art and story nourish community. I consider my work with my family’s chick hatchery and regenerative local food systems to be part of this journey.