Where Responsibility Lies

In Japan, the idea of “responsibility” often feels vague and unspoken—something everyone tries to avoid, yet no one can truly escape.The ball in this work carries the word “責任 (responsibility)”, becoming a physical object that people pass around, hesitate to hold, or quietly step away from.By giving “responsibility” a tangible form, the work reveals how this invisible pressure moves through society, and how we negotiate it—often without realizing it.