LAST MILK

Unsteadily Stacked Glasses Filled with Milk

With every glass emptied, the name of a primate appears on its bottom. Each one is a mammal that, like us, was once nurtured by milk on this Earth. Yet many of them are listed as endangered species in the Red List, and may soon vanish from this world.

Today, our society is filled with words like “diversity” and “sustainability.”
But behind those words, how many of us are truly facing the reality of “lives that are disappearing”?

“Humans first.” “Tomorrow’s work.”
Are those really the most urgent matters for all life on Earth?
Are we not profoundly mistaken in how we set our priorities?

If we do nothing, the glasses will simply become empty.
So what if we became the ones to fill them next?

Even just a little at a time—
Just like the love and milk that once nourished us.

ラストミルク

不安定に積みあげられたミルク入りのグラス

一つ飲み干すたびに、グラスの裏から霊長類の名前が現れる。どの名前も、地球上で暮らす、私たちと同じように母乳で育った哺乳類だ。しかし、その多くは絶滅危惧種としてレッドリストに記されており、やがてこの世から消えてしまう存在かもしれない

いま、社会は「多様性」や「サステナビリティ」といった言葉で満ちている。だが、その言葉の裏で「消えゆく命」はどれほどの人に受け止められているのだろうか

人間ファースト。明日の仕事。それらは、生物にとって本当に緊急性の高いことなのだろうか。私たちは、盛大に優先順位を見誤ってはいないだろうか

何もしなければグラスを空になる
次は私たちが、満たしていく存在になるのはどうだろうか

少しずつでいい

私たちも注がれてきた愛情やミルクのように

Category: Sculpture, Photography
Medium: Mixed Media
Dimensions: H500×W350×D350mm
Collection: Private Collection
Year: 2025

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Ateles hybridus – Photo by Fir0002, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Trachypithecus leucocephalus – Photo by – , licensed under CC0 1.0
Macaca nigra – Photo by Tim Strater, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Pygathrix nemaeus – Photo by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Propithecus verreauxi – Photo by JialiangGao, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, 3.0, 2.5, 2.0 and 1.0
Macaca pagensis – Photo by Sakurai Midori, licensed under CC BY 3.0
Brachyteles arachnoides – Photo by Leonardo Desordi Lobo, licensed under CC BY 2.0
Trachypithecus poliocephalus – Photo by ALOnIShOnETH, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Hapalemur aureus – Photo by Rachel Kramer, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Nomascus siki – Photo by F.Spangenberg, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Plecturocebus oenanthe – Photo by CurtisJTripp, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Cercopithecus roloway – Photo by Hans Hillewaert, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Piliocolobus preussi – Photo by Astaras, used with permission. Attribution required.
Trachypithecus delacouri – Photo by Olevy, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Prolemur simus – Photo by Charles J. Sharp, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Eulemur mongoz – Photo by Lea Maimone, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5
Eulemur flavifrons – Photo by Charlie Marshall, licensed under CC BY 2.0
Propithecus deckenii – Photo by François, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Lepilemur septentrionalis – Photo by Edward E. Louis, Jr, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Propithecus diadema – Photo by Charles J. Sharp, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Varecia variegata – Photo by Chensiyuan, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Lepilemur ruficaudatus – Photo by Gavinevans, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Nomascus leucogenys – Photo by Hasekamp at Dutch Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, 2.5
Cebus trinitatis – Photo by William Stephens, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Propithecus coronatus – Photo by Jose Antonio, Public Domain
Eulemur cinereiceps – Photo by Lemur, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Propithecus candidus – Photo by Jeff Gibbs, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Indri indri – Photo by Charles J. Sharp, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Propithecus perrieri – Photo by Kris Norvig, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Presbytis femoralis – Photo by Andie Ang, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Varecia rubra – Photo by Charles J. Sharp, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Cebus aequatorialis – Photo by MunicipioPinas, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Colobus vellerosus – Photo by Simon Tonge, licensed under CC0 1.0
Propithecus coquereli – Photo by Charles J. Sharp, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Microcebus gerpi – Photo by Blanchard Randrianambinina, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Propithecus coronatus – Photo by Jose Antonio, Public Domain
Brachyteles hypoxanthus – Photo by Peter Schoen, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Callithrix flaviceps – Photo by Peter Schoen, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Cebus kaapori – Photo by CStrauch, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Piliocolobus rufomitratus – Photo by Michal Sloviak, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Sapajus xanthosternos – Photo by albinfo, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Lagothrix flavicauda – Photo by Platyrrhinus, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Plecturocebus caquetensis – Photo by TheActorStar, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Propithecus coquereli – Photo by Charles J. Sharp, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Plecturocebus vieirai – Photo by Miguelrange, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Hapalemur alaotrensis – Photo by Jotaguru, licensed under CC BY 3.0
Saguinus bicolor – Photo by Whaldener Endo, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, 3.0, 2.5, 2.0 and 1.0
Pygathrix nigripes – Photo by Broobas, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0