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二〇二四年の能登の地震と水害の後、実家に近い名舟の隆起した海岸に流れ着いた夥しい流木の中で二本に出会い、持ち帰った。一本は桜で、藤の蔓が巻きついた跡とともに螺旋に捩れ、一本は樹種が分からない。三年間、高校に向かうバスで程なく通る能登半島の日本海側の小さな港町の木。名舟の木として、画面に据える。

Following the 2024 Noto earthquake and floods, I encountered two pieces of driftwood among the vast debris washed ashore on the uplifted coast of Nafune near my family home, and brought them back[cite: 1]. One is cherry, twisted spirally with the marks of wisteria vines; the species of the other remains unknown[cite: 1]. Wood from a tiny port town along the Sea of Japan, which I passed daily on the bus to high school three years ago[cite: 1]. I set them upon the canvas as the timber of Nafune[cite: 1].