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Forest Planet - 3 2009 by Atsuo Okamoto

Forest Planet - 3 2009 by Atsuo Okamoto
Accession Code: wu0908
Title
: Forest Planet - 3 2009
Date completed
: 2009
Classification
: Sculpture
Medium
: Black basalt boulder
Height
(mm):
1000
Width (mm): 1000
Depth (mm): 1000
Inscription:
Location Name :Outside
Location Description: Senate House Lawn
Location Floor: n/a

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This sculpture is one of three gifted to the University by the artist. The three works were exhibited in Atsuo Okamoto's first London exhibition in 2011 at the Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground, Chelsea College of Art and Design.

The starting point for each of these works was the drilling of holes into the boulder. This drilling is very precise and carefully calculated in order that each of the separate drill holes meet in the centre of the stone. The carving then continues around selected holes, producing pipe-like shapes. These can be quite organic, as in this work, or more geometric as in the case of Forest 2011-2 Planet. Sound is often an integral part of the Artist's work as demonstrated in two of the three pieces. Atsuo believes that stones hold memories and the sound played within the stone (produced and recorded by the artist) is an attempt to give voice to these memories.

 

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