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ARTWORKS
Ena Nagao
(Photo: 1st)
Green Mass ~parts~ #4
Year: 2016
Material: Camphor wood
Size: H50 W50 D2 cm
(Photo: 2nd)
Green Mass #4
Year: 2016
Material: Camphor wood
Size: H6 W17 D4 cm
Room: 328 (The above 2 works)
(Photo: 3rd)
Green Mass ~parts~ #3
Year: 2016
Material: Camphor wood
Size: H50 W50 D2 cm
(Photo: 4th)
Green Mass #3
Year: 2016
Material: Camphor wood
Size: H14 W13 D5 cm
Room: 428 (The above 2 works)
Artist's Statement:
This series is inspired by the pruned trees found along city streets. It began with the idea
that if extraterrestrial beings—who have no concept of “plants”—were to visit Earth, they
might be astonished and think, “What are all these green masses covering this planet?”
PROFILE
Born in 1980. Major exhibitions include “Ena Nagao: Today is a very good day to
sleep.” (2019), ART TAIPEI (2018), ARTIST’S FAIR KYOTO (2017), and the 17th Taro
Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art Exhibition (2014). Currently Associate Professor,
Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts and Crafts, Okinawa Prefectural University of
Arts.