To me photography functions as a fossilization of time.

Not any particular religion or school of religion, but being an artist, you have to be spiritual, in a way.

Population diminishing, even in Japan and Italy, the population is diminishing. When society can reach a sustainable place or gain comfortable income, then people tend to have fewer children. Poverty makes a chain reaction of having many children. So when society reaches some kind of level, then it will turn toward getting a smaller population.

I didn't want to be criticized for taking low-quality photographs, so I tried to reach the best, highest quality of photography and then to combine this with a conceptual art practice. But thinking back, that was the wrong decision [laughs]. Developing a low-quality aesthetic is a sign of serious fine art-I still see this.

I'm inviting the spirits into my photography. It's an act of God.

Art always helps religion; it became an inseparable phenomenon when human beings gained consciousness.

When I wake up I just make it happen. My dreams come true- that is the artistic practice.