At the forthcoming Haiku Ontmoetingsdag at Bibliotheek Neude – an event co-organised with Japan Fans – I will present three contrasting pieces that reflect my ongoing exploration of Japanese aesthetics, material culture, and embodied knowledge. Though formally distinct, they share a preoccupation with attentiveness, fragility, and the traces of lived experience.
The first is a wabi-sabi–inflected narrative centred on origami, conveyed through stills drawn from a contemplative video work. It approaches impermanence not as diminishment, but as an invitation to notice how beauty gathers in the incomplete and the passing.
The second piece, a modest work of mail art depicting two sparrows, considers correspondence as a quiet relational act: a way of sending presence across distance, holding open the possibility of connection within everyday rhythms.
The third is a cyanotype blueprint of a hojōjutsu knot positioned over my hakama. Its deep blues and sun-drawn contours bind together body, discipline, and craft, while also signalling my interest in the intersections between martial arts, visual culture, and contemplative practice.
Alongside these works, I will offer two short presentations on my music, including the premiere of a new composition for cello. These sessions will introduce aspects of my artistic research in sound—how I navigate texture, restraint, and emotional clarity—and how this intersects with my wider commitment to cross-cultural and interdisciplinary inquiry.
Together, the artworks and musical contributions align with my broader practice: weaving creative research, cultural engagement, and neurodivergent ways of perceiving into experiences that invite reflection, curiosity, and delight. I look forward to sharing them with the community gathering in Utrecht for this special day!