Ekotumi
@ekotumi.bsky.social
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.jp
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.jp
I’m back—and I’ve brought a photo with me!
It’s been a while!
Echoes of the Gods (2026)
Photo: Aki Tanaka
It’s been a while!
Echoes of the Gods (2026)
Photo: Aki Tanaka
October 8, 2026 at 5:34 AM
I’m back—and I’ve brought a photo with me!
It’s been a while!
Echoes of the Gods (2026)
Photo: Aki Tanaka
It’s been a while!
Echoes of the Gods (2026)
Photo: Aki Tanaka
I 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.
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.
July 8, 2026 at 3:06 AM
I 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.
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.
Mini-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. 😆
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. 😆
July 3, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Mini-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. 😆
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. 😆
The 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.
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.
June 28, 2026 at 3:20 AM
The 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.
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.
Before a voice becomes a song.
What if we could search together for the voice that exists before prayer?
2 days to go.
What if we could search together for the voice that exists before prayer?
2 days to go.
June 25, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Before a voice becomes a song.
What if we could search together for the voice that exists before prayer?
2 days to go.
What if we could search together for the voice that exists before prayer?
2 days to go.
Full 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.com
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.com
June 23, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Full 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.com
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.com
Some 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.com
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.com
June 22, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Some 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.com
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.com
Every 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”
ekotumi.medium.com/one-cloth-on...
This is one of the costumes I'll wear on June 27.
The story behind it:
“One Cloth, One of a Kind”
ekotumi.medium.com/one-cloth-on...
June 20, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Every 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”
ekotumi.medium.com/one-cloth-on...
This is one of the costumes I'll wear on June 27.
The story behind it:
“One Cloth, One of a Kind”
ekotumi.medium.com/one-cloth-on...
Every experiment needs someone you can trust.
For me, that's pianist Shinya Sato.
Now another experiment begins.
For me, that's pianist Shinya Sato.
Now another experiment begins.
June 18, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Every experiment needs someone you can trust.
For me, that's pianist Shinya Sato.
Now another experiment begins.
For me, that's pianist Shinya Sato.
Now another experiment begins.
As 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
#EchoesoftheGods
Every stroke of his taiko is incredibly refined.
I'm saving my excitement for June 27.
#PerformanceArt
#Taiko
#EchoesoftheGods
June 12, 2026 at 5:28 AM
As 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
#EchoesoftheGods
Every stroke of his taiko is incredibly refined.
I'm saving my excitement for June 27.
#PerformanceArt
#Taiko
#EchoesoftheGods
The final chapter is here.
The In-Between: Mother and Artist
West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part Ⅹ
— After the Tour —
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#Motherhood #PersonalEssay
The In-Between: Mother and Artist
West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part Ⅹ
— After the Tour —
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#Motherhood #PersonalEssay
June 9, 2026 at 11:49 AM
The final chapter is here.
The In-Between: Mother and Artist
West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part Ⅹ
— After the Tour —
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#Motherhood #PersonalEssay
The In-Between: Mother and Artist
West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part Ⅹ
— After the Tour —
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#Motherhood #PersonalEssay
One 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.
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.
June 3, 2026 at 3:24 AM
One 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.
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.
Spiral 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.
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.
June 3, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Spiral 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.
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.
The In-Between: Mother and Artist
West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part Ⅸ
The Holocaust Memorial Museum
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#PersonalEssay
#Motherhood
#Parenting
West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part Ⅸ
The Holocaust Memorial Museum
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#PersonalEssay
#Motherhood
#Parenting
The In-Between: Mother and Artist
West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part Ⅸ
The Holocaust…
A museum filled with the memory of lives lost.
ekotumi.medium.com
May 18, 2026 at 2:51 AM
The In-Between: Mother and Artist
West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part Ⅸ
The Holocaust Memorial Museum
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#PersonalEssay
#Motherhood
#Parenting
West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part Ⅸ
The Holocaust Memorial Museum
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#PersonalEssay
#Motherhood
#Parenting
The 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
#Parenting
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
#Parenting
May 18, 2026 at 2:51 AM
The 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
#Parenting
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
#Parenting
Lithuanian 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
#everydaymoments
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
#everydaymoments
May 15, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Lithuanian 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
#everydaymoments
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
#everydaymoments
The 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:
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#Motherhood #PersonalEssay
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:
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#Motherhood #PersonalEssay
May 13, 2026 at 6:55 AM
The 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:
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#Motherhood #PersonalEssay
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:
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#Motherhood #PersonalEssay
June 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
#PerformanceArt
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
#PerformanceArt
May 7, 2026 at 3:09 AM
June 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
#PerformanceArt
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
#PerformanceArt
Only adults mind the rain.
雨が嫌なのは、大人だけなのであった。
雨が嫌なのは、大人だけなのであった。
April 27, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Only adults mind the rain.
雨が嫌なのは、大人だけなのであった。
雨が嫌なのは、大人だけなのであった。
The In-Between: Mother and Artist
West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part Ⅵ
Running for the Shinkansen with a Two-Year-Old
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#Motherhood
#TravelWithKids
#PersonalEssay
#JapanTravel
West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part Ⅵ
Running for the Shinkansen with a Two-Year-Old
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#Motherhood
#TravelWithKids
#PersonalEssay
#JapanTravel
The In-Between: Mother and Artist
West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part Ⅵ
Running for the…
Two train stations. Two sprints. One two-year-old in my arms.
ekotumi.medium.com
April 24, 2026 at 11:35 AM
The In-Between: Mother and Artist
West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part Ⅵ
Running for the Shinkansen with a Two-Year-Old
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#Motherhood
#TravelWithKids
#PersonalEssay
#JapanTravel
West Japan (More or Less) Travel Notes — Part Ⅵ
Running for the Shinkansen with a Two-Year-Old
ekotumi.medium.com/the-in-betwe...
#Motherhood
#TravelWithKids
#PersonalEssay
#JapanTravel
I 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 same
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 same
April 24, 2026 at 11:35 AM
I 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 same
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 same
Mini-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.
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.
March 30, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Mini-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.
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.
A 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.
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.
March 30, 2026 at 2:55 AM
A 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.
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.
I 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:
opensea.io/ja/collectio...
This one doesn't quite look like a maternity photo 🤭 If you're curious, the maternity collection is here:
opensea.io/ja/collectio...
Maternity Eternity - Collection | OpenSea
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March 25, 2026 at 3:07 AM
I 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:
opensea.io/ja/collectio...
This one doesn't quite look like a maternity photo 🤭 If you're curious, the maternity collection is here:
opensea.io/ja/collectio...
Photographer 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 🥹
So happy about this 🥹
March 25, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Photographer 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 🥹
So happy about this 🥹