Sukagawa Set Up sep.2004
Sukagawa Midoriyama Park
Installation Plan
Stone placement and
planting
Swirl pattern (
pillar-shaped whirlpool)
sculpture,
Natural stone pedestals,
.
I would like to use a large surface, swirly patterns
and trees to create a space filled
with a sense of life that extends vertically.
4 material Sculpture (square pole), natural stone, tree
Setup plan drawings
Study model (porcelain clay,stone)s
I would like to share with you
the circumstances surrounding the installation of my sculpture
at Midoriyama
Park on September 22, 2004.
On the previous day (the 21st),
I stayed at the office of Fukaya Stone Company.
Under a sky that looked ready to
rain at any moment due to the returning typhoon,
I set out together with the
owner’s son.
“The forecast says it
should hold out through the morning,” he said to me.
“We have to finish the
installation before the ground turns muddy in the rain,
or it will become a
serious problem.
Even if we say we’ll come back to Sukagawa
after the typhoon passes…”
Both of us were preoccupied with thoughts
of the typhoon and the installation.
Before 9 a.m., about twenty
sturdy, reliable, and good-natured stonemasons had gathered.
At a glance, I had a strong feeling that
these men would be able to successfully
complete the
difficult installation of the sculpture.
At 9 o’clock, the
mayor and officials from the chamber of commerce arrived.
The sculpture and its base were placed at
the installation site, and the artist’s name,
the title, and the
concept were read aloud.
Once the mayor gave his
approval, the stonemasons began digging,
and the
installation work commenced.
On November 3, 2023,
I visited Fukaya Stone
Company in Sukagawa for the first time in a while
to look for stone materials for an outdoor work
planned for the following year.
The father had already passed away, and I was
told that the son—who
had helped install the sculpture
in 2004—had taken over the family business.
He spoke about how difficult things had been for
both his life and the business after the earthquake
and nuclear accident in 2011.