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Insects: Models for Design

21_21 Design Sight
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Artists

Yosuke Abe, Takeshi Ishiguro, Tokuro Oka + Mao Kobayashi, Kengo Kuma and Associates + Alan Burden et al.
Graphic designer Taku Satoh is exhibition director, and Takeshi Yoro, an anatomist known as an insect lover, is exhibition supervisor. Insects are a reflection of the natural world. Although they are always close to us, many facets of their lives remain unknown. Their richness of color, physiological qualities, structures and habits all offer us unseen worlds barely imagined. Insects have evolved over much longer period than humans, and by observing their diversity we will discover new creative possibilities. This exhibition seeks to view the mysterious world of insects as “models for design.” Designers, architects, structural engineers and artists will exhibit work inspired by insects. Some have used their tiny skeletal systems to produce artificial objects, others have studied the skillful way they fold their wings and applied this to robots, others again have learned from the structure of larva nest how to generate human architecture. Astonishing ingenuity is found in every aspects of insects, from mouths and eyes to legs. We also found the interesting rules that lie behind the way we named insects through the relationship with them. The exhibition will offer creators and visitors an opportunity to learn from insects and to reconsider their relationships with us.

Schedule

Jul 19 (Fri) 2019-Nov 4 (Mon) 2019 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
10:00-19:00
Closed
Tuesday
Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.
FeeAdults ¥1200, University Students ¥800, High School Students ¥500
Websitehttp://www.2121designsight.jp/en/program/insects/
Venue21_21 Design Sight
http://www.2121designsight.jp/en/
LocationMidtown Garden, Tokyo Midtown, 9-7-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052
Access5 minute walk from Roppongi Station on the Toei Oedo or Hibiya line, 5 minute walk from exit 1 at Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda line.
Phone03-3475-2121
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