Ayumi Kaneko

 

Born in Niigata, 1983
Studied copperplate engraving at Kyoto University of Art and Design

 

 

 

My Story

 

In 2019 and 2000,
I experienced the passing of my two beloved dogs.

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Through that, I began to reflect on
the connection between soul and time,

the memory of water,
the memory of trees,
the memories sleeping within me,

and the song of the whales.

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Something I cannot quite remember,
yet a memory that lies deep, deep within.

 

A promise madelong, long before
entering this body.

 

One day, a friend said,
“I want to see this story

through Ako-chan’s paintings!”

 

Leina then showed me a video
of the Fifth Dream story being read aloud.

That was my encounter with Fifth Dream.

It felt as though I had found an answer.

 

Everything I had been contemplating
settled perfectly inside me at that moment,

and I was filled
with the feeling:
“I want to paint.”

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Six years have passed since then.

During these six years, Fifth Dream
has asked me many questions.

It has been a time like a journey
moving through my inner world.

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A precious time
of conversation between myself and myself.

Now, my feelings have taken form
and are reaching you.

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May they reach the depths of your heart,
together with light. ✨

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If you'd like it more poetic, more simple, or more formal, I can tune the tone.