Ambivalent, a psychological term meaning a psyche in a state of conflict due to having conflicting feelings and thoughts at the same time. This was exactly the state I was in when I converted kimono into artwork. By confronting my own mind and excreting (creating) such thoughts, I feel as if I am By confronting my own mind and excreting (creating) such thoughts, I feel as if I am ambivalent, a psychological term meaning a spirit in a state of conflict due to having conflicting feelings and thoughts at the same time. This is exactly the state of mind I was in when converting kimonos into artwork. Like the duality that is the axis of his artwork, these feelings always exist as two sides of the same coin, like right and wrong, hidden and hidden, and yang. I feel as if I am continually acknowledging my own existence in this world by confronting my own mind and excreting (creating) it.