#3  2018  Cherry   H.4,5 W 25 D 11cm
#2  2018  Cypress   H.6,5 W 27 D 11.5cm
#4  2018  Cherry   H.6,5 W 18 D 10cm

Kosuke Ikeshima HEN RIN

November 26 – December 22, 2018

  Ikeshima brings in traditional BUSSHI techniques such as not using a file, and as a result his sculptures give natural luster of woods.

 In this exhibition Ikeshima focus on mysterious beauties of a moth, amongst other related works. Enjoy Ikeshima’s world created by a fusion of traditional technique and contemporary philosophy.

“In the past I have created a sculputure inspired by a moth. I’m neither a big fan nor feel attached. By using a moth as motif, I expressed my idea of the impermanence of worldly things and a contradiction between life and death. In biological classification there is no difference between them. However they make very different impressions,I guess this is why I found some sympathy for a moth.”

- Kosuke Ikeshima