Kazemoniwa Hiroshi Tada×Tomokazu Hamamoto
Forest of Agu
Okinawa's tree landscape was created over millions of years.
However, due to wars, postwar modernization, and resort development, the number of non-native tree species has increased, and the original Okinawan landscape has decreased.
This year's work is about having the "children who will build the future" plant young trees in Okinawa, creating the Okinawan landscape with their own hands and watching over it from generation to generation.
Just as the agu, once nearly extinct, has made a comeback, a large acow tree will sit atop this statue of an agu 40 years from now.
Exhibition hall
Agu statue in front of Nago City Hall 2-1-1 Minato, Nago City, Okinawa
ARTIST
Hiroshi Tada
Plant scenographer and garden designer. 2016 Setouchi International Art Festival Spatial Direction, Roppongi Hills Spatial Direction, 2017 Launch of "Project to transform the entire landscape of Okinawa into an island overflowing with native Okinawan trees over the next 100 years" Yanbaru Art Festival "Agu Forest to be completed in 40 years" production Forest regeneration planting around Sefa-Utaki, World Cultural Heritage Site Design, 2018 "Okinawa Bonsai Project," a project funded by the Grant for Regional Development Research in 2018 (in collaboration with the University of the Ryukyus)
Tomokazu Hamamoto
Sculptor and kintsugi artist. He has been involved in the restoration, restoration, and maintenance of stone cultural properties mainly in Okinawa Prefecture, including the historic sites "Ukinju Jusui" and "Wakarizi," as well as the Shuri Castle Shoin "Sasunoma Garden."
"Atelier Hitotspoon," a husband-and-wife unit with metalwork artist Kaori Hamamoto, makes "art that wears" work that straddle the border between fine art and craft.
Since 2015, he has been in charge of the production of the stone sculpture section of the Ryukyu Kingdom Cultural Heritage Revival Project, which is currently ongoing. Currently ongoing. "Gyokuryo Stone Lion" restored in 2018.