Someday

Someday

20.0×20.0cm

OIL ON CANVAS,2024

A girl wearing mules that are larger than her feet.

The shoes worn by adult women are a symbol of a girl's longing for growth and a future that is yet to be reached.

A disproportionately sized mule contains instability and unease at the same time as the expectation that one will stretch out.

I had my own experience of secretly wearing my mother's high heels when I was a child.

However, what the work shows is not a story about how if you grow up, you can become the ideal “adult” you envision.

I feel that even as I get older, I still can't reach the adult form I once admired.

Also, there is a reality that many adults live their daily lives while “pretending to be adults.”

The cherry blossoms scattered on the deep blue dress reminiscent of lapis lazuli are the changing seasons and the passage of time itself.

It projected us living in the present as “adults” while fluctuating between ideals and reality.

This work was exhibited at the exhibition “Nakameguro Sakura Exhibition vol.9” held at MDP Gallery in 2024/3.