Surely you've ever been surrounded by the fog . If the occasion did not involve danger, you may have enjoyed unusual sensations in which the mystery and an alteration of the senses that make us capture the world around us in a different way. Fujiko Nakaya is an environmental artist and performs Fog sculptures. Join us to discover this wonderful experience.
The environmental art or ecological art It began in the early twentieth century, but it was from the 70's when it really developed. It consists of a different vision of art that tries to modify the natural environment in an artistic way and does so following different strategies such as the use of natural materials collected directly in nature, transforming the environment in several ways, always natural, or simply recreating or photographing phenomena that occur in nature.
Fog Sculptures
When we think of a sculpture we do it in one made of marble, wood, stone, metal or other permanent materials, since in its essence it seems to be the fact of that permanence. However, the Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya He wanted to break that mold and give a new content to the concept of sculpture. He says that "the idea of solid and eternal sculpture is a Western idea" and creates from Buddhist thought, letting nature act according to its rules.
The fog, formed by the steam released by nozzles, appears and disappears in a set schedule and plays with the air and light that change naturally and make us perceive the landscape differently on each occasion. His art is "climate sensitive". Throughout his career he has worked in 16 countries and created more than 80 fog sculptures in collaboration with water, atmosphere, weather and natural air currents.
In Spain you can enjoy one of his works, the "Sculpture fog # 08025 (F.O.G.)" in the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao . The last creation of the artist was installed this summer in several parks in Boston, being the first time he made an exhibition in multiple spaces.
What does Fujiko Nakaya try to tell us with his fog sculptures ? What he wants us to grasp or perceive is that in that sensation of losing ourselves while the fog rises and rediscovering itself when it dissipates is at the same time a reverence towards nature and a reminder of the cycle that we all have to fulfill; that of life and death.
Would you like to immerse yourself in this sensory experience and enjoy one of those fog sculptures ? Have you ever visited one of the Fujiki Nakaya exhibitions? If so, share your feelings with us! We will love to meet you. If you want to know more about other curious sculptures, we invite you to read the post: Reef underwater sculptures, eco-friendly art .
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