The surrealism that dominates Nishiʼs works references an idealized mid-century American nostalgia. Faceless figures, emotionless plushies, and lifeless animals populate the idyllic landscapes of Nishiʼs world. The detached, dream likeenvironments stir feelings of curiosity and discomfort; the dramatic elements of light and shadow, as well as the unexpected loss of coherency and meaning withinfamiliar domestic spaces of safety and comfort, recall neo-noir themes of absurdity,nihilism, and paranoia. Nishiʼs works are an amalgamation of images that she pulls from media around her, reflecting the overwhelming Westernization of post-war Japan and the resulting manufactured nostalgia that, though false and foreign, has wedged itʼs way into the collective Japanese consciousness.