A present day Ainu singer, activist, and cultural advisor.

"a series of wood sculptures created in the guise of fanciful creatures. Standing only about a foot and a half tall with little wing- and tail-like appendages, they really seem like a vision witnessed in the early hours. They are created of a light…

At first it has the appearance of a tree trunk full of knots, however on closer inspection it begins to take on animalistic forms.