Kazuki works mainly with glass and his sculptures and installations explore his inner reality and destigmatize mental illness. During the pandemic, making the paper cranes has helped Kazuki “clear his head by moving his hands” and the cranes also reference the Japanese tradition of giving one thousand paper cranes to someone who is sick. For Kazuki, “the action of making and giving cranes is a materialization of hope, calm, care, peace, and healing for people.”

Once Kazuki collects all the paper cranes, he will dye them with acrylic paint. The cranes will then create a colorful floor covering where Kazuki will place a series of his glass sculptures.