Nobuhito Nishigawara / March 2025

Through my work, I create a diary of the subconscious—an evolving record of intuitive, unspoken feelings that emerge through the act of making. I don’t consider myself a narrative sculptor; my work isn’t about illustrating an idea, but about the materiality of sculpture itself. The materials and techniques I use carry their own emotional resonance, and that’s where my focus lies.

A range of textures, colors, and forms gives shape to my spiritual inner self within the physical world. The handmade process grounds me, offering a direct channel between emotion and form. Finger-pressed repetitive lines and layered glaze passages function like a mantra—repetition as visual rhythm. In this way, my sculptures become maps of internal experience, navigating states of being like innocence, joy, happiness, and the sublime.

While people accept pure emotion in music or film, visual art is often asked to explain itself. My sculptures resist that demand. They are not explanations—they are presence. Through textured forms, varied scales, and diverse shapes, I reflect the complexity of the mind and human nature, seeking balance between the introspective self and the vast, external world.