Zen on the wall : Upstream
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Zen on the wall : Upstream(2026) | Acrylic on canvas , metal foil, W60cm H90cm
Fish that swim upstream from the ocean to rivers to spawn are called migratory fish. In Japan, salmon and trout are well-known examples, but in fact, ayu are also a type of migratory fish known as “bilateral migrants.”
This work depicts an ayu born in a river, growing up in the ocean, and swimming back upstream to spawn. Although migratory fish are vulnerable to the impacts of human activities, such as river development, one cannot help but feel a sense of vitalityin their powerful upstream migration.
産卵のために海から川へ遡る魚を回遊魚と言います。日本ではサケやマスが有名ですが実はアユなども両側回遊魚というタイプの回遊魚の一種です。
本作は川で生まれ、海で成長して産卵のために再び川を上るアユをイメージして描いています。
回遊魚は河川の開発など人間活動の影響を受けやすい魚ですが、その力強い遡上には生命力を
感じずにはいられません。
