Satoru Koizumi

White rhino

€8,000

Edition of 2529.0 (H) × 21.2 (W) × 16.0 (D) cmShipping est. 2 weeks

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Realised in luminous Statuario marble, Satoru Koizumi's wooden carving takes on a new lease of life as an edition of 25 sculptures.

White rhino explores the artist’s longstanding fascination with Japanese Kawaii – 'cute' – culture. Koizumi’s work centres on playful and savvy explorations of texture. Based on an original wooden sculpture, each hand-carved notch is retold in cool white marble.

Medium

Honed white Statuario marble sculpture.

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Finishing

Engraved signature on reverse, numbered on base.

Release date

November 30, 2022

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Behind the scenes

Satoru Koizumi concentrating on a sculpture in front of him

Satoru Koizumi2 collaborationsThe rich histories of Japanese wood carving are central to Koizumi’s practice. When Buddhism was first introduced to the country, most Buddhas were made in gilt bronze, but soon carvings made from the trees abundant in Japan’s natural landscape became the norm. In time, the increasing popularity of Zen Buddhism - which rejected idolatry - saw many sculptors switch their attention to creating architectural elements for temples and shrines. Throughout the country’s modernisation, and an influx of international influences in the last century, wood carving has remained an important part of Japanese heritage: from emblematic structures such as Nikko Toshogu shrine to tea ceremony tools and other everyday domestic objects. Koizumi continues this legacy with his own contemporary take on traditional techniques. His wooden sculptures are, at a glance, lovable and endearing, but also reveal their creator’s reflections on the diversity of today’s society and its symbiotic yet destructive relationship with nature.

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