Artist Statement​​​

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Maho Takahashi begins with memories and emotions rooted in childhood, examining how they connect with others and with society. For Takahashi, childhood is not simply a past period, but a time not yet defined: a realm where anxiety and comfort, innocence and traces of aggression, and sensations that exist before language coexist.

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In recent series such as Bedside Stories, Children of the Future, and Unfixed Values, she uses familiar motifs such as beds, toys, children, and plants to explore how personal memory expands into social values and a sense of time. Memory and value are not fixed, but continue to change through time, perspective, and the influence of one’s surroundings.

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Takahashi’s paintings do not offer clear answers. Instead, they create a space for looking at uncertain things while allowing them to remain uncertain. In doing so, her work quietly asks how personal sensations open toward others and society, and how value is generated, transformed, and passed on.