Haruta Misaki
From Beyond the Window
The view of the foaming waves seen as the boat rocked.
The sound of the sea rocking quietly, the voices of people bustling about.
The sound of the steam whistle coming from beyond the window,
I vaguely recall
The landscape of Atami created by the mixture of the sounds of memory and the sounds of the present is portrayed.
Born in 1996, Toda is a self-taught sneaker artist based in Tokyo. Toda utilizes his strong interest in the symbolism, physicality and design of sneakers as the subject matter for his work. By reinterpreting sneakers (their shape, function, material, creative techniques and how they are used) from his unique perspectives, Toda questions the meaning of the shoes as a social device. He advocates the artistic movement ‘HYPER SOLE’, which uses sneakers as a frame of expression.
