In 2016, she obtained her doctorate with a thesis entitled 'The gentle displacement of perception'. In it, she proposed a theory of methods for gently shifting from one register of perception to another, inspired by Clement Greenberg's concept of medium specificity as well as Rosalind E. Krauss's question of the post-medium.

Since then, her artistic practice has continued to move between Japan and Europe, drawing in particular on French philosophical and architectural references. For example, she has developed several works around Le Corbusier's 'Modulor', thanks to a residency at the Cité des arts in Paris in 2019, supported by the Le Corbusier Foundation, Villa Kujoyama and the French Institute.

Residency project:
Her latest research into utopian architecture led her to discover Claude-Nicolas Ledoux. She was particularly interested in his use of the Panopticon in the drawings for the Saline royale at Arc-et-Senans. Her current project is to design sculptures based on this speculative hypothesis and to deploy them as installations in specific spaces.

Return from residency:

‘I spent two very productive weeks of research at the Saline Royale in May and June 2024.

The subject of my research is the relationship between the visual angle and architecture in the panopticon. The aim is to reinterpret the panopticon, which is known as a symbol of modern surveillance society, into a theory of inferring perception from others. I studied the reasons for the Saline semicircle using guidebooks, audioguides, videos and books. At the same time I wrote a text on the above-mentioned theory. I was also able to complete and revise my previous doctoral thesis. These texts were not finished, but I would like to continue writing them after the residency.

During the residency, I also visited Besançon and Arbois, where I was able to come into contact with contemporary culture and historical heritage.’