Through the memories that remain underground, the "shadow" emerges from the darkness of the ancient burial mound. I think the principle of "Underground" that the actual underground space is not the only place that captures the memories of the underground, began with this image. Shadows do not wander only underground, nor are there traces of human life only underground. The shadow would touch and recall traces underground and above ground. 

During my research, there wereseveral images that left an impression on me, although I did not actually shoot them. One of them is a line drawing inside a burial mound in Tottori prefecture. Drawings of sailing ships and stars. We could certainly see them. A boat is a perfect way to send the dead to the other side, and the legend that people become stars after death may have already existed. At the same time, I felt that these line drawings might be a record of the life of the dead. Boats for catching fish, boats for traveling. Stars to guide the voyage. And the image of the dunes. They were much more vast than expected. As we walked step by step, our feet caught in the sand, we found a large puddle of water on our way to the ocean.It was like a full-length mirror lying on the ground, reflecting the blue of the sky and clouds clearly. The image was not directly connected to Japan or Tottori prefecture. The image was as if the layers of underground, above ground, and in the atmosphere had been com-pressed and sliced into a circle.I had decided to shoot this film on 16mm.