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My latest series, Liminal Thresholds, sprouted from the concept of liminality and the Japanese word for dawn, AKEBONO—AKE: opening, light. BONO, which comes from the word OBOROKE: subtlety, a faint feeling, a hint of consciousness. Liminal Thresholds is an attempt at grasping that which exists between complete darkness and the opening of light. It prodded me to observe places and spaces that acted as a portal to the unexplainable feeling of interconnectedness; cosmic events, microworlds in a handful of sand, the deep silence of the ocean, gardening, and moments before awakeness where dreams feel just a little too real. Softening the boundary between dreamstate and our perceived reality by shifting the perspective on darkness from emptiness or nothingness to an expansive birthplace of potential, this series explores the process of birthing expression from the deepest cosmos within us. - @kanonodreamportal

Kano is a multi-media creative who primarily works with natural and repurposed materials. Positioned at the multicultural intersection of her Japanese ancestry and Maui-grown perspective, her material and conceptual explorations blend 和風 wafū elements with values rooted in aloha ‘āina. Guided by the belief that art is the purest expression of the soul, she hopes to give form to foundational truths of the waking world while opening portals into the dreamy spirit realm.