Air Wheels 2011

"Air in Peril? Forest of Photosynthesis"
Shigeko Hirakawa

Organization of the Kanaz Forest of Creation, Awara, Japan
From 22 october to 11 December 2011

Résumé in French available

<List of the presented artworks>

Open Air space :
- 3 Trees of Photosynthesis*
    3 trees in the Kanaz domain, 3000 discs with photochromic pigment
- 3 Molecules of Oxygen*
    Dimension: 30m to 20m long,
    Canola seeds, Amaranthus, soil, wood, pine trees, Trees of Photosynthesis
- Air Wheels
    9.5m high, Concrete pole, iron structure, 15 wheels

    * Most of the outdoor installations can be seen until spring 2012 anytime. .

Art Core Museum - 1
- Installation "Molecule of Oxygen, Air in Peril"
    Dimension: 21m x 4.5m x 9.5m, mixed media
- Video installation
    "Phytoplankton" (11 mns) 2011
    "Intake of Air (documentary)" (16 mns)

Gallery
- "Regards from Outside" (European Blogs about the Fukushima nuclear desaster)
- Amaranthus
- Playliste of video-clips on Youtube (PC disposed):
   Changes of artworks at the Kanaz Forest of Creation *

    * Videoclips are available anytime on Youtube.
      Public video contribution is welcome to be added to the playlist.

At the Kanaz Forest of Creation, the project "Air in Peril" (concieved in 2004) has eventually been
completed with the production of the last element "Air Wheels", a 9.5-meter-high sculpture for the first time. 
Air Wheels can be seen on the site until 2015.