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(semi) sphere

Firm LocationTokyo, Japan
CompanyYukinobu Toyama Architects
Lead ArchitectYukinobu Toyama
Projecthttps://www.yukinobutoyama.com/works/semi-sphere/
Project Videohttps://youtu.be/AfGFaLbaEFg

This installation was exhibited at a contemporary art event held at a botanical garden rich in nature. It uses special limestone-based paper with low environmental impact in its making process (no water waste) and employs origami structures to create a hemisphere from a flat, folded state. In this delicate location with diverse vegetation, the sphere is floated on the garden's pond to minimize environmental disruption. By observing the contrast between the bright white spheres and the ever-changing surrounding environment, it gives us to rethink about the relationship between human and nature.