Artist Story – Miyuki Tani (Ikuyi Minat)
I lost my father when I was nine.It was the first great loss of my life. In a world without the father I loved so deeply,I couldn’t see the meaning of staying alive.As a child, I seriously thought about leaving this world too. And yet—there was one thing that kept me here:I wanted to protect my mother and my siblings.That single wish was the reason I chose to stay. What slowly filled the deep void inside me was music. Every time I touched an instrument and played a rhythm,the world that had come to a stop began to regain a sense of life—a quiet, fragile breath. Like the tiny flames in The Little Match Girl,whenever music was playing,I could remember what it felt like to be happy.So I made a promise to myself:I would never let that small flame go out. I trained my sensitivity and my own philosophy by myself,and from childhood I...