Nendo, Kaleidoscopic Ikebana, installation view, Tokyo, 2017. Photo Takumi Ota, Kozo Sekiya
Nendo, Kaleidoscopic Ikebana, installation view, Tokyo, 2017. Photo Takumi Ota, Kozo Sekiya
Nendo, Kaleidoscopic Ikebana, installation view, Tokyo, 2017. Photo Takumi Ota, Kozo Sekiya
Nendo, Kaleidoscopic Ikebana, installation view, Tokyo, 2017. Photo Takumi Ota, Kozo Sekiya
Nendo, Kaleidoscopic Ikebana, installation view, Tokyo, 2017. Photo Takumi Ota, Kozo Sekiya
Nendo, Kaleidoscopic Ikebana, installation view, Tokyo, 2017. Photo Takumi Ota, Kozo Sekiya
Nendo, Kaleidoscopic Ikebana, installation view, Tokyo, 2017. Photo Takumi Ota, Kozo Sekiya
Nendo, Kaleidoscopic Ikebana, installation view, Tokyo, 2017. Photo Takumi Ota, Kozo Sekiya
Nendo, Kaleidoscopic Ikebana, installation view, Tokyo, 2017. Photo Takumi Ota, Kozo Sekiya
Located in a zen garden created by Isamu Noguchi, the Ikebana pieces came after the set design made of a massive amount of 0.5 mm thick stainless steel sheet with a mirror finish, cut into pieces shaped like rhombuses. Each piece was then individually fitted to overlay the stone garden in order to create an “ivy of mirrors”. The ivy would reflect the surroundings, revealing glimpses of the texture and appearance of the stone garden beneath it, producing a kaleidoscopic visual effect. The addition of the extra layer between these two works – the ikebana flowers and the stone garden – would create a harmony between them, as if the flowers were gently enfolding the stone garden.
Kaleidoscopic Ikebana
Design: Nendo
Year: 2017