Existence Is Constantly Trembling C24-3

Rie Aya
Born in 1993, Kagawa, Japan.

I create primarily two-dimensional works using oil paint and collage.
Since 2018, I have continued an ongoing series titled "Existence Is Constantly Trembling."
If a quiet moment of resonance is born through my work, it is my greatest joy.

"Existence Is Constantly Trembling"

Upon a white surface, full of possibility,
I gently draw a line.

The presence I gaze upon is always trembling.
So too am I, as I try to draw it forth.

What seeks to settle onto the surface begins to waver,
shaken by the surrounding space.
The entire image starts to flow—softly, quietly, yet surely.

I hold on to the sense of self,
so as not to be swallowed by the subject,
and let the work come to rest in stillness.

Watched over, gently connected to something beyond,
I continue to exist—trembling.

May this subtle, steadfast trembling
reach someone else's,
and quietly dwell within the painting.