「結局のところ、私はこう思う。もっとひどいことにだってなりかねなかったんだと、と。今のところ、いまさら断るまでもないことだが、みんなそれぞれいろいろとひどい目にあっている。とにかくツキから見放されている。でもツキももうすぐ変わる。たぶん秋になれば物事は好転していくだろう。改善の余地はいっぱいあるもんな」

After all," he said, "I think it could have been a lot worse. "In the end, I think it could have been much worse," he said. At the moment, I don't need to tell you this, but we are all suffering from various kinds of bad things. Anyway, we have been abandoned by fortune. But luck will change soon. Maybe things will turn around in the fall. Elephant, Raymond Carver, 2024, 190 (W)mm x 135 (D)mm x 310 (H)mm, cedar, synthetic resin, vegetable oil, work from the "POST-ANTHROPOCENE" series. POST- (after -) ANTHROPOCENE (age of mankind) is a sculpture based on the theme of a new life form coming ashore from the sea in the distant future. Legkoa is an African word meaning "foreigner. Micro - Legkoa This is a tabletop-sized work from the "Legkoa" series, which is based on the image of animals of the future. The size of the series has been decreasing from Recoa to Mini-Recoa to Micro-Recoa. The title of this work is taken from a sentence in the text of Raymond Carver's short story "Elephant" published in 1986. Carved from a block of Japanese cedar from Yamaguchi Prefecture, it has a strong presence as a tabletop piece. The legs, which look as if they are about to start dancing, are humorous. It is sure to enhance the space when displayed in combination with flowers.