In the spring of 2020 when Covid 19 pandemic halted international travel, I contributed to Galway2020 via Youtube a short video of my past works inspired by Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill\\\'s Irish language poems. My first encounter in 2000 with Nuala\\\'s \\\'Dubh/Black\\\' in Japanese translation by Mitsuko Ohno left a strong impression on my mind, as the poem resonated deep in my heart with my long pursuit for expression of human tragedy and yearning for peace.
Since then, Nuala\\\'s poetry has became the lasting source of my artistic inspiration, as shown by my installations/works such as \\\'Unasaka/Immram\\\', \\\'Silent Voice\\\' and \\\'Black Milk\\\' series, which have been shown in solo or group exhibitions in Tokyo, Kyoto, Nagoya, Kochi and Yokohama, etc.
Now I and Ohno collaborate as members of Arts Transcreation Ireland-Japan, and in December 2021, with H. Nagao and T. Hiraide as new members, will present new \\\'Black Milk\\\', a scaled-down but equally powerful art exhibition, invited and hosted by the Republic of Conscience: Human Rights and Modern Irish Poetry, the NUI Galway research project, and the Galway Arts Centre for Galway2021.