His eyelids closed over eyes radiant with happiness. He forgot everything around him, as he communicated with the divine. I cannot find words to elaborate further. Others must use their own sensitivity to grasp it. I am often asked why I use athletes as models and whether this is not outmoded.
Athletes are the best models for sculpture.
It is impossible for a sculptor like me, who loves the triad of beauty of the body, spirit and soul, to overlook either a male or a female athlete. Besides, I have always been interested in athletic achievement per se, as well as from an artistic viewpoint. If the sculpture of Hingsen has a special significance in the new dialog between sports and religion, sports and art, and art and religion, then it is also representative of a new development. Hingsen's stirring behavior was certainly not premeditated. It came naturally, like a prayer from the unconscious.