Encapsulated environmental system : Paludarium MASASHI

Frozen Flowers 2023

Cu CHIMENAWA

NGV TRIENNIAL 2023 
Azuma Makoto “A CHAOTIC GARDEN"

Date : 3 December 2023 - 7 April 2024
Location : National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MR-NGV_NGV-Triennial-2023-FINAL.pdf

NGV TRIENNIAL 2023  Azuma Makoto “A CHAOTIC GARDEN"

VOGUE US  2023 November Issue “Forget Quiet Luxury"

https://www.vogue.com/article/spirited-away-fall-fashion-september-2023

Co-Directors：Theo Liu / Luis Liu 
Fashion Editor: Gabriella Karefa-Johnson 
Visuals Director: Yukino 
Hair: Issac Yu
Makeup: Ana Takahashi 
DOP: Luis Liu 
Editor: Amy Done 
TC: Sharon Chung
Music: ZOMBIE CHANG 
Online: Hyun
Production: Babylon
Associate Visuals Editor: Fabbiola Romain


VOGUE US  2023 November Issue “Forget Quiet Luxury"

Date : November 23rd (Wed.) to 27th (Sun.), 2022 / 13:00〜17:00
Location : 2-11-6-B1F, Motoazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Contact : +81-3-5414-5823
Email : info@azumamakoto.com

日時：2022年11月23日(水)〜27日(日) 13:00〜17:00
場所：東京都港区元麻布2-11-6-B1F
問い合わせ：03-5414-5823
info@azumamakoto.com

We are pleased to announce our new exhibition “Cu SHIMENAWA”.
A shimekazari is one of Japanese traditional cultures to decorate homes on New Year's Day in order to welcome the god of the New Year, and this culture has taken root since ancient times. This time, 10 types of shimekazari were selected from every region of Japan, and the shape, which was originally bundled with straw, was all made of copper wire to bring it back to life again. By archiving a wide variety of types spread throughout the country and pursuing universal beauty that lasts for thousands of years, we hope it gives an opportunity for people to have second thoughts about this beautiful culture.

エキシビジョン『銅〆飾 - Cu SHIMENAWA』のご案内 : 
日本では古来より新年の年神様をお迎えするために家先にしめ飾りを飾る、という文化が根付いています。今回は全国の様々な地域から10種類のしめ飾りをセレクトし、本来藁で束ねられるこのお飾りを全て銅線を用いて再び命を吹き込みました。日本全国に広がる多種多様な種類をアーカイブし、幾千年続く普遍的な美を追求することで、この美しい文化を再認識する機会になればと願っています。

Azuma Makoto EXHIBITION 『銅〆飾 - Cu SHIMENAWA』

本日 午前9時、NFTデジタルブーケ専門店「META FLORIST」オープン！
デジタルブーケ３作品を各限定100点発売。
詳しくは、https://amfcmetaflorist.com/

Today at 9:00am Japan Time, NFT Digital Bouquet Specialty Store "META FLORIST" Opens! 
Limited release of 3 digital bouquets (100 pieces each) 
For details, https://amfcmetaflorist.com/

「META FLORIST」OPEN

Botanical Sculpture “HANABI”

Botanical Sculpture “花火”

Botanical sculpture × In Bloom project - Sea #3

Paludarium, a small conservatory invented in England in the 19th century, is a plant protection machine that has been later exhibited at the Paris Expo and such.
People placed a precious plant shipped from foreign lands inside a glass-walled container, and appreciated watching its growing cycles at different lands and at their home far away from the plant’s own home.
The series of “Paludarium” is a result of new interpretation of Paludarium, which is now equipped with various functions and transformed into a contemporary encapsulated environmental system. 
“Paludarium MASASHI” is the 7th version of this series.

This machine has cylindrical and horizontal-shaped body and fully equipped with drip-type 4 water service devices​ that can be operated according to the situation.
By operating the mist spraying system, it supplies water to the plants over the whole are from the ​upper edge to maintain ​necessary ​humidity, and it comes with a thorough temperature​ and ​humidity management system as well. 
​In addition, it can fully capture the natural light from glasses that surround all sides, and fans are installed on both sides which play a role of wind.
A plant can listen to music from the ​fully ​waterproof speakers. 
It is also equipped with a heater to maintain a constant temperature inside which makes it suitable for the growth of various types of plants. 
The machine takes in essential elements – mist, wind, light, and sound – by artificial means and completes a small world where its ecological cycle is condensed. 
It enables us to admire the beauty of the plants by not being affected by the external environment. 

パルダリウムと呼ばれる小さな温室は19世紀のイギリスで発明され、その後パリ万博にも出展された植物保管機である。
ガラス張りの容器の中に異国の地から運ばれてくる貴重な植物を入れ、人々はその生育のサイクルをまた別の土地で、遠く離れた自国で観賞するために使用した。
このパルダリウムに新たな解釈を施し、さまざまな機能を装備することで密閉型環境システムとして現代に置き換えた作品がパルダリウムシリーズであり、【パルダリウム学】は本シリーズの第7弾となる。

この装置は横長の筒状の本体を持ち、状況に応じて稼働させる4つのドリップ式の給水装置が完備されている。
全体には上部の端から噴霧システムを稼働させることで植物に必要な湿度を保ち、温湿度管理を徹底的に行える仕組みとなっている。
また保管機本体のガラス面からは余すところなく自然光を取り入れ、両サイドには風の役割を担うファンを設置。
完全防水のスピーカーからは植物に音楽を聴かせることができる。庫内の温度を一定に保つためのヒーターも完備されており、様々な品種の植物の生育に適した仕様となっている。
こうして霧、風、光、音という植物に必要不可欠な要素を人工的に取り入れることで、外部環境に左右されず、我々は植物を愛でることができる。

密閉型環境実験システム・パルダリウム 正志（まさし）

EXOBIOTANICA -BOTANICAL SPACE FLIGHT-

Plants on the earth live under gravity, rooted in the earth.
Roots, soil, and gravity. What is the "beauty" that is created by severing the connection between life, roots, soil, and gravity?
In the harsh "nature" of 30,000 meters above the ground at minus 50 degrees Celsius,
Plants evolve into extraterrestrial life forms (exobiota).
A pine tree growing on the ridge of the earth. A bouquet of flowers, driven by a dramatic wind, heads for the sun.
Plants are released from everything and fly into the air.
Plants on the earth rooted in the soil, under the command of gravity. 
Roots, soil and gravity - by giving up the links to life, what kind of "beauty" shall be born?
Within the harsh "nature", at an attitude of 30,000 meters and minus 50 degrees Celsius, the plants evolve into EXBIOTA. 
Within the harsh "nature", at an attitude of 30,000 meters and minus 50 degrees Celsius, the plants evolve into EXBIOTA (extraterrestrial life). 
A pine tree confronting the ridge line of the Earth. A bouquet of flowers marching towards the sun hit by the intense wind. 
Freed from everything, the plants shall head to the space.

EXOBIOTANICA ―BOTANICAL SPACE FLIGHT―

大地に根を張り、重力の下で生きる、地球上の植物たち。
根と、土と、重力と。その、生命の繋がりを断つことで、生まれる「美」とは何か。
上空30,000m、摂氏マイナス50℃の過酷な”自然”の中で、
植物たちは、地球外生命体（EXOBIOTA） へと進化する。
地球の稜線に活けられる松。劇風に煽られながら太陽へと向かう花束。
あらゆるものから解き放たれて、植物たちは、宙へ。

In Bloom #1: EXOBIOTANICA I-BOTANICAL SPACE FLIGHT

This seven-metre piece was made in conjunction with the local farmer's co-op, using 9,000 bird-of-paradise flowers (Strelitzia).
Strelitzia has close associations with Okinawa, but in the local community it is mainly associated with funerals, so this work showed a new and different side of the flower. The sculpture was featured in a local newspaper, and after completion, the flowers were distributed to residents who visited the site.

この7mの作品は、地元の農協と共同で、9000本の極楽鳥花（ストレリチア）を使って作られた。
ストレリチアは沖縄にゆかりの深い花だが、地元では葬儀のイメージが強い。この彫刻は地元の新聞に掲載され、完成後は現地を訪れた住民に配られた。

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