2017-11
HOUMOKUKI
Masaru Kawai
Houmokuki 2017
Japanese cypress
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Masaru Kawai
The scent of wood
The Japanese coniferous fragrance has been respected from ancient times by people.
However, in the latest research, the fragrance of the tree has begun to know that it was a communication tool that is words.
Light of the land which grew up, wind, water, soil and relationship with around of trees.
An animals, an insect and the relation with bacteria, it is sublimated to a fragrance.
What does the human being listen to the words with?
I think that it is an opportunity to listen carefully calmly.
Masaru Kawai
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Trees take the communication by a scent each other.
Following “Chairs” of the last year, a new point of view and a new work by the technique.
We hold a tour to follow the trees of forest in Tokyo by the guide Yutaka Miura on November 25.
Exhibition period:
November 25 – December 3, 2017
The artist will be attending on November 25.
*Closed: November 11 − 12, November 24
Place:
5-18-10 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
T. +81 (0)3 5774 6866
Open 11am – 7pm
*Open from 12pm on 25th.
Opening reception :
Saturday, November 25 / 4pm − 6pm
“Tour to follow the trees of forest in Tokyo” by the guide Yutaka Miura
Date: Saturday, November 25
9am − 12am / Number of seats: 15
1pm − 4pm / Number of seats: 15
Fee: 2,000yen
Apply in e-mail. Send your name, telephone number to the following address.
Masaru Kawai
1979 Born in Gifu Prefecture, farmer
2007～ Active as wood craft artist
2016 Start from “SOMA” product treating a Japanese conifer
Planning a workshop and fieldwork of connect forest and person.
Yutaka Miura
1977 Born in Kyoto
Graduated from the College of Art, Nihon University.
Active as a guide of the forests in Japan.
2016 “View of tree” was published from Mishima sha.
Update blog “forest forest” three times a week.