Akira Ito was born and raised in a town in Chiba where you can hear the sound of sea.

He has learned to imagine the passage of time from wooden fishing boats and wrecks sitting on a vast expanse of sandy beach (Kujukuri sand dune).

At the age of 43,beyond the age of his late father, Ito started Creation by reconsidering ”time”, what is something beautiful and ephemeral.

Ito has moved from silver gelatin prints to platinum prints because it can express the feeling of excellence.

And then he changed his production from flat to three-dimensional.

One day when he learned that the motif of floating flower, <kuge/Sky Flower>, is in Buddhist terminology, he decided to step into the world of wood carving in order to embody the image.

The works produced in the kuge (Sky Flower in Japanese) series are reminiscent of the Buddha statues in the Heian period in terms of atmosphere, color and texture.

Ito immerses himself in a container called nostalgia, attempts to swim in the thought, and eventually through the work he seeks out the old-fashioned appearance and the warmth that envelops the viewer.

The words of an old master are looking for a place to live in Ito's head.

Not only do all kinds of flowers such as plums, cherry blossoms and lilies bloom, but we must also realize that the stars were born from this 'kuge', and that the earth, humankind and everything have also been created."

Ito continues production while always asking and answering questions.