Back to Tokyo.
This trip is a continuation. The work between Canada and Japan does not stop at one exhibition, one performance. It builds, conversation by conversation, people to people toward the 2028 centennial.
I am here to keep building it.
I look forward to continuing my e, and to what comes next from these exchanges.
Entrepreneurship is never a straight line. If you feel, intuitively, that there is a way, a path forward, gets you charged up, follow that instinct. That is why I keep coming back.
What path(s) are you following right now, even if you cannot see the full picture yet?
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Track: 𝘾𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙀𝙮𝙚𝙨, Takehito Nakazawa and Ryoko Tachikawa
This trip is a continuation. The work between Canada and Japan does not stop at one exhibition, one performance. It builds, conversation by conversation, people to people toward the 2028 centennial.
I am here to keep building it.
I look forward to continuing my e, and to what comes next from these exchanges.
Entrepreneurship is never a straight line. If you feel, intuitively, that there is a way, a path forward, gets you charged up, follow that instinct. That is why I keep coming back.
What path(s) are you following right now, even if you cannot see the full picture yet?
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Track: 𝘾𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙀𝙮𝙚𝙨, Takehito Nakazawa and Ryoko Tachikawa
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Some collaborations feel less like a project, and more like a meeting of minds.
Thank you, Naohiko Umewaka, for having me contribute to the historic 55th anniversary memorial festival for your late father, Naoyoshi Umewaka, at the National Noh Theatre on October 12. It was a art of it.
Thank you, Naohiko Umewaka, for having me contribute to the historic 55th anniversary memorial festival for your late father, Naoyoshi Umewaka, at the National Noh Theatre on October 12. It was a art of it.
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As I write this, I am heading back to Tokyo. I look forward to seeing you again and discussing our next adventure together, as we embark toward the 2028 Canada-Japan centennial anniversary. 🇯🇵🇨🇦
To my readers, what collaboration changed the way you see your own work?
Japan
To my readers, what collaboration changed the way you see your own work?
Japan
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EΞPMON retweeted
Congratulations to Mr. MONJI Kenjiro, former Ambassador of Japan to Canada, for receiving the Order the Sacred Treasure and to Prof. David Welch, former co-chair of the Canada-Japan Peace and Security Symposium, for receiving the Order of the Rising Sun.
gov-online.go.jp/article/201704…
gov-online.go.jp/article/201704…
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On October 12, 2026 sitting with the audience, I was emotionally moved to see my work appear as a key element of the Ryūgū Kozō performance. It was made to form like a Hikimawashi cloth and a blanket, not computer projected as some would have thought. I felt as if myself, in re, were coalescing into a singularity, as I rose to a new level of awareness.
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I attended the LAC Scholar Awards last night. It was incredible to see what each recipient is contributing, in Canada and abroad. One of them I met is Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF. Cameron was recognized for his work as a film programmer, critic and festival executive, leading s largest public film festivals.
As a 2023 LAC Scholar, meeting this year's five recipients left me inspired, and I will keep pushing boundaries in my own creative work.
Congratulations to all the 2026 LAC Scholar recipients!
🔗 lacfoundation.ca
As a 2023 LAC Scholar, meeting this year's five recipients left me inspired, and I will keep pushing boundaries in my own creative work.
Congratulations to all the 2026 LAC Scholar recipients!
🔗 lacfoundation.ca
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Q: I gave you something most mortals never experience. A second chance at life. And now all you can do is complain?
Picard: I can't live out my days as that person. That man is bereft of passion and imagination. That is not who I am.
Q: Au contraire, he's the person you wanted to be. One who was less arrogant, and undisciplined as a youth. One who was less like me
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That Picard never had a brush with death, never came face to face with his own mortality, never realised how fragile life is or how important each moment must be. So his life never came into focus. He drifted for much of his career, with no plan or agenda, going from one assignment to the next, never seizing the opportunities that presented themselves.
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He learned to play it safe. And he never, ever got noticed by anyone.
Picard: I can't live out my days as that person. That man is bereft of passion and imagination. That is not who I am.
Q: Au contraire, he's the person you wanted to be. One who was less arrogant, and undisciplined as a youth. One who was less like me
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That Picard never had a brush with death, never came face to face with his own mortality, never realised how fragile life is or how important each moment must be. So his life never came into focus. He drifted for much of his career, with no plan or agenda, going from one assignment to the next, never seizing the opportunities that presented themselves.
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He learned to play it safe. And he never, ever got noticed by anyone.
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And through it all, with all the passion and creative power we wield, it just all comes down to a nice cup of coffee. Monthly artist salon catch up @OttawaArtG with my favourite people, Norman and Marion Takeuchi.
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EΞPMON retweeted
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:
Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund
alzresearch.org/giving/
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources
alzfdn.org/donate/
Photo Credit: Tommy Garcia
Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund
alzresearch.org/giving/
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources
alzfdn.org/donate/
Photo Credit: Tommy Garcia
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“This is very Noh.”That was Naohiko Umewaka’s response when I showed him the work-in-progress of what would become, Mecha Ryūgū Kozō 001 XRAY A.
I originally made Mecha Ryūgū Kozō as a cyberpunk, mecha-style Noh mask, directly inspired by Mitsue Yuya’s beautifully crafted Sui. A combination between drawn elements and computer code, it was created generatively, rewritten and layered over and over again.
I originally made Mecha Ryūgū Kozō as a cyberpunk, mecha-style Noh mask, directly inspired by Mitsue Yuya’s beautifully crafted Sui. A combination between drawn elements and computer code, it was created generatively, rewritten and layered over and over again.
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