This is our first piece of work using virtual reality and it is memorable for us. Our work was chosen for such a great prize and I am deeply appreciative of it. The concept is "a feeling of sucking". This work enables one to have a fresh and strange experience focusing on the feeling that runs through the mouth or lips which we almost never have conscious of in our ordinary life. I would be happy if many people could experience this strange feeling and enjoy it.

The creator took notice of the unique texture when "one sucks food through a straw" and brought the simple device to completion by focusing on three phenomena which were the "pressure of the air", "the vibration of a straw" and "the noise when someone sucks the food". When one sees its presentation as art, it can be said that the element of entertainment is slightly stronger, but it is impressive that he makes a texture which has been merely a personal experience into an objective sensation which one is able to share with others. There is the possibility of its becoming a new medium of artistic expression for being able to share "feeling good" or "feeling bad" in common with others.