'Suppose a strange unknown creature suddenly appeared before you. What would you say to it? I would probably say "Well! Well! Well!" It is possible that a couple who have been married for a long time may at times face a situation in which they find they do not know each other.'(1)

1. Ay-O [Artist's statement]. Kubo, Teijiro (ed.) Rainbow/AY-O print catalogue raisonne: 1954-1982, Sobunsha, Japan, 1982, cat. no. 274.