Interdisciplinary Performance Artist Japanese mythology × body, voice & place カルチュラルアーティスト｜日本神話 × 身体・声 ekotumi.jphttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mq4572iwks2sI wanted to use my heartbeat—not a recording, but the sound of that exact moment. I changed microphones. Tried effects. Bought a stethoscope. Tested tiny microphones. I didn't count the failures. The curtain rose. My heartbeat sounded. A little faster than in rehearsal. That's a secret.08 Jul 2026 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq4572iwks2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mpptj6ffcs2lMini-Tumi had a fever after my performance, so I decided to be a GOOD MOTHER for once. Naturally, I caught it next. Mini-Tumi: mild fever. Mother: 39.9°C. Apparently, trying to be a GOOD MOTHER is still not one of my special skills. Back to human life now. 😆03 Jul 2026 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpptj6ffcs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mpczcuhxjs2lThe curtain rose. The heartbeat. The projections. The experiments I had dreamed of for years. They finally found their place on stage. Thank you to everyone who was there—and to everyone who supported us from afar. My heart is simply full of gratitude.28 Jun 2026 03:20 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpczcuhxjs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mp455hiovk2wBefore a voice becomes a song. What if we could search together for the voice that exists before prayer? 2 days to go.25 Jun 2026 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp455hiovk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mowz4egmrs2fFull rehearsal. Sound fills the space. Voices answer. Just a little further. *** 4 days to go. Art Performance Echoes of the Gods June 27 (Sat) I'd be delighted to share this evening with you. Tickets & details: echoesofthegods.peatix.com23 Jun 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mowz4egmrs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3moukyss6tk2wSome people don't simply make sound. They make the world feel wider. Working with Katsutoshi Shirasuna reminds me of that. 5 days to go. **Art Performance** **Echoes of the Gods** June 27 (Sat) Tickets & details: echoesofthegods.peatix.com22 Jun 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3moukyss6tk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mopghae4ik22Every woven cloth carries the time of the hands that made it. This is one of the costumes I'll wear on June 27. The story behind it: “One Cloth, One of a Kind” https://ekotumi.medium.com/one-cloth-one-of-a-kind-f639fdb3223720 Jun 2026 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mopghae4ik22https://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mokfpdxkzs2cEvery experiment needs someone you can trust. For me, that's pianist Shinya Sato. Now another experiment begins.18 Jun 2026 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokfpdxkzs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mo2yzccoks2pAs we prepare for our June 27 performance, rehearsals with Mikita Hase have begun. Every stroke of his taiko is incredibly refined. I'm saving my excitement for June 27. #PerformanceArt #Taiko #EchoesoftheGods12 Jun 2026 05:28 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo2yzccoks2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mnu4vbnrms2sThe final chapter is here. The In-Between: Mother and Artist West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part Ⅹ — After the Tour — https://ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-between-mother-and-artist-west-japan-more-or-less-travel-notes-part-%E2%85%B9-after-the-tour-f8b545d65bfd #Motherhood #PersonalEssay09 Jun 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnu4vbnrms2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mne5v236yk25One of the nice things about being with a small child is that you can be wholeheartedly excited without hesitation. Today I'll stay home and work on invitations for my June 27 performance. On typhoon days, the whole city feels a little more like a child.03 Jun 2026 03:24 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mne5v236yk25https://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mne5u3bups25Spiral Aoyama. Visited the Baltic Animation & Illustration Exhibition. Mini-Tumi was happy to see a friend she hadn't met since autumn. She was just as delighted by this morning's typhoon, and we walked to kindergarten shouting and laughing together.03 Jun 2026 03:23 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mne5u3bups25https://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mm3ult3ygs2qThe In-Between: Mother and Artist West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part Ⅸ The Holocaust Memorial Museum https://ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-between-mother-and-artist-west-japan-more-or-less-travel-notes-part-%E2%85%B8-the-holocaust-e3ccb66c491d #PersonalEssay #Motherhood #Parenting18 May 2026 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3ult3ygs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mm3uldcve22qThe next chapter is now live 🌏 There were tears in her eyes — not mine. No matter how difficult it was, no matter how exhausting, even if I inconvenienced others along the way— still, I wanted to reach for both. No— we wanted to reach for both. #PersonalEssay #Motherhood #Parenting18 May 2026 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3uldcve22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mlusknh5xs2uLithuanian Čiurlionis exhibition, a bar on the 25th floor, Meiji Shrine, a rose garden. Every time she sees adults posing with peace signs for photos, my two-year-old happily murmurs: “Same.” How long has it been since we stopped showing our age with our hands? #quietobservation #everydaymoments15 May 2026 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlusknh5xs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mlppw7com222The In-Between: Mother and Artist West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part VIII “Isn’t it simply a question of whether we can be happy together?” We talk, look at the same things, pick up acorns together. A Place to Run: https://ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-between-mother-and-artist-west-japan-more-or-less-travel-notes-part-viii-a-place-to-run-edd2d1c1de2b #Motherhood #PersonalEssay13 May 2026 06:55 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlppw7com222https://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mlaah2g2b22eJune 27, Tokyo. Inside the space of a concert hall, we are searching for something like “a voice before it becomes prayer.” Art Performance “Echoes of the Gods” echoesofthegods.peatix.com #PerformanceArt07 May 2026 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlaah2g2b22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mkgs56pmns2hOnly adults mind the rain. 雨が嫌なのは、大人だけなのであった。27 Apr 2026 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgs56pmns2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mkagoympo22nThe In-Between: Mother and Artist West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part Ⅵ Running for the Shinkansen with a Two-Year-Old https://ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-between-mother-and-artist-west-japan-more-or-less-travel-notes-part-%E2%85%B5-running-for-the-61c4a7a6ab6b #Motherhood #TravelWithKids #PersonalEssay #JapanTravel24 Apr 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkagoympo22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mkagofvls22nI had been noticing that notebook throughout the trip. At every stop she carefully recorded the journey in it. I imagined it must be something like my own lyric notebook—a companion for the road, something precious. And she had torn a page from it to make a cat.I wondered whether I could do the same24 Apr 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkagofvls22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3miao33kias22Mini-Tumi remained quiet through the speeches by Ambassador Aurelijus Zykas. One of the speakers was Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alfiya Eriko. That the first Japanese politician Mini-Tumi truly observed was a woman filled me, as a mother, with a quiet sense of strength.30 Mar 2026 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3miao33kias22https://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mianxum4dc22A reception celebrating the National Day of Lithuania🇱🇹 For various reasons, Mini-Tumi came with me. People of all ages, Lithuanian and Japanese alike, warmly said, “It’s wonderful to come to a place like this together.” Their kindness stayed with me.30 Mar 2026 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mianxum4dc22https://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mhu4d7tooc22I used to feel like a piece was finished the moment it was done. But now I feel like it lives on. A small, quiet shift inside me — and it feels good. This one doesn't quite look like a maternity photo 🤭 If you're curious, the maternity collection is here: https://opensea.io/ja/collection/maternity-eternity-025 Mar 2026 03:07 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhu4d7tooc22https://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mhu4ckyqus22Photographer Richard Lee let me know that this piece — taken as a maternity photo in my final month of pregnancy — has been selected for The Color of Noise category at Photo Festival Ephemere! ✨ So happy about this 🥹25 Mar 2026 03:07 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhu4ckyqus22https://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mgteni5ax22hThe fan finally went silent. After months of struggling with my old Mac (Kotori No.2), I finally welcomed a new one. Data transfer from my Intel machine took almost two months. Now I can return to creating again. Next week my Western Japan tour diary resumes. Now the only enemy left: pollen season😩12 Mar 2026 02:38 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgteni5ax22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mga4vfq5cc2hI’m sorry — I mistakenly wrote the wrong country name in my previous post. I had just been emailing someone there, which caused the confusion. My apologies.04 Mar 2026 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mga4vfq5cc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mg7cbx7gt22hEven if one day this invasion is called “yes,” I will say no. There is almost nothing I can do. So I will focus on my work. To stand in this world— and keep standing.04 Mar 2026 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7cbx7gt22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mg7cbbdmc22hAs the invasion of Iraq unfolds, Mini-Tumi has a fever. With every news alert, I message friends in the region. I even deleted ChatGPT and installed Claude. I know none of it will change the course of a war. Still.04 Mar 2026 03:02 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7cbbdmc22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3meplwx632c2kI almost forgot— a little share of Setsubun happiness. The weather was beautiful, and in the end, even Mt. Fuji appeared. #Setsubun #Japan #MountFuji #Season13 Feb 2026 03:48 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3meplwx632c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ekotumi.bsky.social/post/3mdjt37yhns2yAfter too much mourning last year, I finally prayed properly again. In a strange way, I’m even glad I got injured. Freezing air, purification prayer ⛩️ (The bottle in the car froze solid ❄️) And the good things continued… (to be continued)29 Jan 2026 03:14 +0000at://did:plc:jee7xcgtv3h2q6fosmgupwdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjt37yhns2y