
In-Flight Art, Vol. 1, August 4, 1999. UA 761 Seat 47J
1999. Charcoal and pastel on napkin. Part of a series of artworks made with materials found on the plane while in flight from Osaka, Japan to Dayton, Ohio, USA.

In-Flight Art, Vol. 1, August 4, 1999. Ayako Waits in the Aisle
1999. Charcoal, pencil, and pastel on business reply mail. Part of a series of artworks made with materials found on the plane while in flight from Osaka, Japan to Dayton, Ohio, USA.

In-Flight Art, Vol. 1, August 4, 1999. Breakfast UA 810
1999. Charcoal, pencil, and pen on motion-sickness bag. Part of a series of artworks made with materials found on the plane while in flight from Osaka, Japan to Dayton, Ohio, USA.

In-Flight Art, Vol. 1, August 4, 1999. Pillow Cover
1999. Charcoal on pillow cover. Part of a series of artworks made with materials found on the plane while in flight from Osaka, Japan to Dayton, Ohio, USA.

In-Flight Art, Vol. 1, August 4, 1999. Passenger Controls
1999. Charcoal and pen on tissue. Part of a series of artworks made with materials found on the plane while in flight from Osaka, Japan to Dayton, Ohio, USA.

In-Flight Art, Vol. 1, August 4, 1999. Ayako With Earphones
1999. Charcoal and pastel on business reply mail. Part of a series of artworks made with materials found on the plane while in flight from Osaka, Japan to Dayton, Ohio, USA.

In-Flight Art, Vol. 1, August 4, 1999. Man Previously Wearing Earphones
1999. Charcoal, pencil, and pastel on "Important Phone Numbers" cards. Part of a series of artworks made with materials found on the plane while in flight from Osaka, Japan to Dayton, Ohio, USA.

In-Flight Art, Vol. 1, August 4, 1999. Dinner Crossword
1999. Felt-tip pen on in-flight magazine crossword puzzle. Part of a series of artworks made with materials found on the plane while in flight from Osaka, Japan to Dayton, Ohio, USA.

In-Flight Art, Vol. 1, August 4, 1999. Man With Earphones
1999. Charcoal, pencil, and pastel on business reply mail. Part of a series of artworks made with materials found on the plane while in flight from Osaka, Japan to Dayton, Ohio, USA.

In-Flight Art, Vol. 1, August 4, 1999. Earphone Bag
1999. Earphone bag and in-flight magazine image. Part of a series of artworks made with materials found on the plane while in flight from Osaka, Japan to Dayton, Ohio, USA.

In-Flight Art, Vol. 1, August 4, 1999. Safety Demonstration
1999. Pen and pencil on in-flight magazine image and safety instruction card. Part of a series of artworks made with materials found on the plane while in flight from Osaka, Japan to Dayton, Ohio, USA.

In-Flight Art, Vol. 1, August 4, 1999. Wing at Takeoff
1999. Pencil on in-flight dinner menu. Part of a series of artworks made with materials found on the plane while in flight from Osaka, Japan to Dayton, Ohio, USA.

In-Flight Art, Vol. 1, August 4, 1999. UA 810 Seat 44A
1999. Hard charcoal, pencil, and pastel on in-flight magazine cover. Part of a series of artworks made with materials found on the plane while in flight from Osaka, Japan to Dayton, Ohio, USA.

In-Flight Art, Vol. 1, August 4, 1999. Ayako and Miki Sleeping
1999. Hard charcoal and oil-based marker on dinner tray paper. Part of a series of artworks made with materials found on the plane while in flight from Osaka, Japan to Dayton, Ohio, USA.

Non-objective 2
1992. Oil on canvas.

Non-objective 1
Oil on canvas.

The 24 Solar Terms of Echigo-Tsumari
2021-2022. Video. Color. A series of 24 videos of approximately 3 minutes each. Exhibited at Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2022.

Value Experiment
2022. 100 one-yen coins, 100 digital photographs, certificates of authenticity, emails, video, various documentation in a box. Dimensions variable.

Blue Light Special
2022. Lithograph, oil-based marker, and acrylic on cotton paper (Arches).

Self Portrait
2021. Watercolor pencil and oil-based marker on cotton paper (Arches).

Echigo-Tsumari Sketches 9
2022. Oil-based marker on Japanese calligraphy paper.

Echigo-Tsumari Sketches 6
2022. Oil-based marker on Japanese calligraphy paper.

Echigo-Tsumari Sketches 3
2022. Oil-based marker on Japanese calligraphy paper. Exhibited at Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2022.

Echigo-Tsumari Sketches 5
2022. Oil-based marker on Japanese calligraphy paper.

Echigo-Tsumari Sketches 8
2022. Oil-based marker on Japanese calligraphy paper. Exhibited at Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2022.

Echigo-Tsumari Sketches 2
2022. Oil-based marker on Japanese calligraphy paper. Exhibited at Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2022.

Echigo-Tsumari Sketches 4
2022. Oil-based marker on Japanese calligraphy paper. Exhibited at Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2022.

Echigo-Tsumari Sketches 7
2022. Oil-based marker on Japanese calligraphy paper. Exhibited at Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2022.

Echigo-Tsumari Sketches 1
2022. Oil-based marker on Japanese calligraphy paper. Exhibited at Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2022.

Song of the Land
2023. Video. Color. 6 minutes.
Single shots of two iconic buildings (National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Mongolia and the Ard Kino Theatre) are cut into nine segments and reassembled in the frame showing slightly different moments in time simultaneously in the same shot. The instability of these images highlights the precarity of these historical buildings, which were slated for demolition causing a public outcry in 2019 and again in 2023 (demolition plans for the Opera and Ballet Theatre were canceled in 2019 and the Ard Kino Theatre, an important site in Mongolian cinema history, was torn down shortly after this film was made). In this sense, we can understand the concept of montage as a dialectic between the forces that shape remembering and forgetting in a society. These sequences are juxtaposed with images of contemporary Ulaanbaatar in 2022, including a shot of the National Archives of Mongolia that houses the country’s film and photography archives. This film was produced during a participatory research trip on the topics of Mongolian contemporary art practices and Mongolian cinema history. The music “Song of the Land” was composed by Can Tamura.

Ubud Sketch
2015. Pencil, oil-based marker, and watercolor on cotton paper (Arches).