Passage: Waterway by Tetsunori Kawana

A  PROJECTTenTenTen commission

Mint Museum of Craft + Design  

"Always I am listening to the heartbeat of the Earth

And my creations echo this pulse of nature."

• Passage: Waterway will remain on site at Mint Museum Randolph for one year to evolve through all four seasons. The artist will return at varying times throughout the year to check on its "progress" and make any needed adjustments.  
• Check out this great post about the installation and the celebratory Community Day!  
• Link to the Mint Museum page for Kawana's installation here. 
• Artist's Web Site (in Japanese and English)
• Kawana is a master teacher of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana.  Internationally renowned, Kawana has had exhibits in Europe, Asia, North America and Australia. 

Master Kawana and his installation Five Elements Water - from ABC-TV Melbourne 

Installation at The New York Botanical Gardens in 2008 

Articles

• Charlotte Observer article "Mint's outdoor art offers a twist on bamboo"
• Bamboo artisans break free of vessels from SFGate.com
• Ikebana With a Samari Swagger from the Christian Science Monitor 
• review from Vetti: Live at Northcote
• Finding Form In His Element from The Age,Australia

Interview 

• Audio interview from RadioTime, Victoria, Australia  

Exhibitions/Galleries

• Japan Society
• National Gallery of Victoria 

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Created by Laura Brown, intern for The Mint Museum Library