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DRIFT ART
Born from Drift
Creating a one-of-a-kind art space through the colors of ocean plastic
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ACTIVITY
What the Sea Taught Me
Diving the world's oceans, I came to know a quiet truth: the most beautiful places were also where the most waste washed ashore. I looked away for a long time. Until one day, I couldn't anymore.
Then, the first time I witnessed the sheer volume of debris stranded on a beach, something shifted. A feeling that words couldn't quite reach.
'I want to make something with this. I want to say something.' It wasn't a plan or a mission — it was something more instinctive. To take what had been forgotten by the world and washed ashore, and transform it into something new with my own hands. That's how AHORA began.
ARTWORK
The Ocean's Colors, Given Form.
Driftage — primarily ocean plastic — produces a remarkable range of colors. We take those accidental hues and channel them into what we want to express.
Why Clocks
The Time the Sea Has Carried, Now in Your Hands
Why make clocks from ocean plastic?
We work with ocean plastic and other washed-ashore materials to create accessories, wall clocks, and interior pieces.
Plastic that has drifted the sea for years is worn by waves and UV rays into colors that exist nowhere else in the world. That same plastic now becomes an instrument that marks time — in that ironic reversal, I found a deep necessity.
"Something once used by someone, worn down, forgotten, and cast out to sea — it passes through my hands and finds a new role, returning to someone else. In that cycle, I found drama."
An object that lives quietly in everyday life, reminding you of its story each time you glance at it. There are things that can only be said through the form of a clock.
Before making anything, I begin by imagining what kind of colors I want to bring to life. Then I sit quietly with the material, looking for what colors are hidden within it.
Rather than erasing those qualities, I make them the centerpiece — then design the space around them so the piece can function as a clock. It's less like engineering and more like a conversation.
That's why no two works can ever be the same. Every piece from AHORA is one-of-a-kind. Near the end of the process, when the finished colors finally reveal themselves, there is something that quietly moves me deep inside. That feeling may be one of the reasons I keep making.
ARTIST
AHORA Founder / Marine Material Creator
Daiki Abiru
Abiru Daiki
The moment ocean plastic becomes a clock — I always feel a profound sense of meaning in that transformation. AHORA was born from a single question: what can I make from what the sea has carried? Every work begins with time spent alongside the material. What emerges from that quiet dialogue is what I want to share with the world. That is why I continue to make.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Achievements
2026.05
Grand Prix at Lohas Fest Award
Received the Grand Prix at the 2nd Lohas Fest Award ceremony held at the Expo Memorial Hall on May 6.
2025.11
Group Exhibition — "Upcycling Ocean Plastic: from Japan"
Participated in a two-day group exhibition on November 10–11. Works by AHORA were presented in an international context under the theme of upcycling ocean plastic.
2025.09
Japan–Korea Art Co-Creation Event
Participated in a Japan–Korea art co-creation event on September 13. Japanese and Korean artists came together to explore new possibilities for ocean plastic art.
2025.01
Solo Exhibition — "Kaihin"
Held the solo exhibition 'Kaihin' at Hanaizumi Tosui-kan in Tsushima. Works made from ocean plastic and driftwood were displayed, sharing the stories of the Tsushima sea with many visitors.