Karesansui, 2015
Taro Shinoda
Karesansui, 2015
Site-specific installation with wooden structure
3.6 x 17 x 9 m
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
Courtesy Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo, and the artist
Overview
On his first visit to the Emirate of Sharjah, Shinoda was struck by an encounter with the desert, where sand and wind animated his field of vision. For SB12 he has channelled this experience to actualise a garden based in the principles of Japanese dry landscape gardens but made of local materials. Housed within the walls of Bait Abdul Raheem Jasim, Karesansui (2015) includes an engawa, or shaded wooden platform, which designates the ideal viewing point of the garden’s slowly expanding voids and offers a calm space of contemplation.
This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 12
Artwork Images
Karesansui
Taro Shinoda
2015
Site-specific installation with wooden structure
3.6 x 17 x 9 m
Installation view
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
Courtesy Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo, and the artist
Karesansui
Taro Shinoda
2015
Site-specific installation with wooden structure
3.6 x 17 x 9 m
Detail view
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
Courtesy Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo, and the artist
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