Runa Ikeda

My practice begins not with an image, but with a state of attention.

Every work begins with a deliberate act, yet there is always a moment when intention loses its certainty. From there, the work begins to lead as much as I do. 

What follows is not a search for answers, but a gradual shift in perception, where something reveals itself beyond what I could have imagined. 

Questions of perception, memory, dreams, time, and the relationship between life and death arise naturally through the process of making, each becoming another way of encountering what cannot be fully understood.

My practice unfolds through painting, drawing, installation, video, performance, and collaborative practice. I work with materials that carry traces of time, transformation, and lived experience, approaching them as active participants in the process of making. 

Each work emerges through an ongoing encounter with a world that continually exceeds my understanding. Rather than seeking certainty, I am drawn by the possibility that every discovery opens another threshold—another way of entering into the richness and complexity of existence. 

The world is always richer than I can fully understand. 

Every work remains open, allowing meaning to emerge through each encounter.

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