Ayaka Shirota

「A dream held me gently.」 夢を見たの

2026

¥770,000Tax incl. · Shipping paid on delivery
Size162 x 130.3 x 3 cm
MediumCanvas, charcoal, oil paint

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About the work

A sleeping child gazes at the universe within and the universe without. The universe that spreads out inside everyone, and the beings who weave worlds within it, are expressed as a dialogue in a dream.
“I had a dream.”
“What kind of dream?”
“I don’t know, but it really existed. It was there. In my universe.”
“I see... Is it in my universe too?”
“It is. In everyone’s universe, in every universe.”

Ayaka Shirota

Ayaka Shirota

Born 2001 in Mie / 7 works

At the core of my practice is the act of sublimating emotions, memories, and inner landscapes by making them visible. I depict the emotions that inevitably arise in relationships between people, and the universal wavering that runs through both self and others. Starting from inner tremors such as anxiety and pain, I try to look at what lies beyond them....

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