[Participating in the '92 Yonago Sculpture Symposium]
I love yonago

When I received an invitation to the symposium in early November last year, I pulled out a map of Japan and searched for the location of Yonago City. Growing up in the basin of Shinshu Azumino surrounded by the mountains of the Northern Alps, I have autism, which is the home of my production, and his land in the distant San'in region has never been on my map. ..

I woke up from a nap at Oyama SA for 10 hours in the heavy rain that foretold the end of the rainy season, and the city of Yonago breathed quietly and slowly in the faint sunrise sunlight from the clouds mixed with light rain. The scene I was doing is still vividly remembered.

At this symposium, I felt that the aspects of the seemingly reckless attempt, which had already been pointed out in the second session, which relied purely on volunteers and donations, came to the fore. In particular, I think that every day of the staff was like walking a tightrope, fighting anxiety, tension, doubts, and their own lives. And I was thrilled by the care and enthusiasm of not showing us the painful kitchen to us. However, the symposium's theme, "Meeting and Contact," was the only reason why all the productions were digested so smoothly that we were able to expand each world to the city of Yonago without injury or illness. Under this ambition, we hope that the next symposium will overcome various barriers, become the core of Yonago's urban development, and become the driving force for exploring and realizing the future of Yonago.

Many citizens visited the site with interest. One afternoon when the session was running out, I can't forget the back view of the silver-haired lady who said, "Please love Yonago, too."

Thank you to all of Yonago for all the wonderful "encounters and contacts".