Law and Moon Objects
On June 19, 2023, I lost my male cat named Hō to malignant lymphoma. I absolutely adore cats and had been living with six cats, including Hō (another passed away in November 2023, so I currently have four).It must have been around early March 2023 when Hō seemed different from usual. I immediately took him to our regular vet. After several days of various tests, it was confirmed he had malignant lymphoma.In Hō's case, both kidneys became the primary targets. When I stroked his belly or back, I could actually feel his kidneys—they had become shockingly large, hard, and lumpy. The sensation and the indescribable emotions that welled up then are memories I will never forget. There were times when chemotherapy gave us hope, but then his anemia worsened significantly, and in the end, he couldn't complete the full course of treatment.Hō was bright, kind-hearted, and above all, a playful genius full of energy. Even now, I still can't believe he was struck down by such a disease.
Hou lived only 2 years, 1 month, and 13 days. I felt pity for Hoh when I thought that he would have had many more fun things to do and many more delicious foods to eat, and every day after that, as a father, I lived in deep sorrow. I think it was about a month after Hou had passed away. Hou came from a breeder in Shizuoka, and I remembered that the breeder had given him his first name, Tsukii-kun. At that time, I was working with tin, so I looked at the lump of tin I had on hand and decided to create a moon object for Hou that would be appropriate for him.
In the extremely hot summer of 2023, I struggled with the tin object alone in my atelier, but on September 16, I finally succeeded in creating the tin moon into a shape that I felt was good enough. On my way home from the studio, I looked up at the night sky and saw a beautiful crescent moon in the same shape as the tin object I had just created. It was also the third anniversary of his death.
Hou ( Nori ) : Somali / Male / Silver Black
2012.5/6 - 2023.6/19 : 2 years, 1 month and 13 days old
