A STAGE (2014-2015)

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A STAGE (2014-2015)

All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players.
by W. Shakespeare, “As you like it”, Act 2, Scene 7

Keiichiro uses the Tokonoma to resemble “A STAGE”. The Tokonoma is usually the alcove in a Japanese residence that is used to display special art, such as scrolls and flower arrangements. He makes a stage and a flower vase out of iron. The Tokonoma is a solemn stage upon which the true heart of flowers can be expressed.
“Flowers” are nature-made. “Iron products” are human-made. “Flowers” that are inserted in “Iron” now play a new role. The relationship created on the stage shines tells a story and is complimentary. Eventually, “Flowers” decay. “Iron” rusts. They return to their natural state. He reads the heart of nature continuously, through the act of arranging flowers and lets viewers feel the poetry of that heart.