Posted:Oct 14, 2010

Kohei Nawa opening at SCAI The Bathhouse

Nawa’s latest solo exhibition at SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, “Synthesis”, presents a new development in the “BEADS” series and an installation of drawings.

Guest at the opening in front of Nawa's works.
Guest at the opening in front of Nawa's works.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Kohei Nawa, 'PixCell-Double Deer' (2010)
h.142 x w.78 x d.71 cm

A main work from the series 'PixCell-Double Deer' (2010)
A main work from the series 'PixCell-Double Deer' (2010)
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

A visitor carefully analyzing the 'deer'.
A visitor carefully analyzing the 'deer'.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

An upside-down girl reflected in one of the cells.
An upside-down girl reflected in one of the cells.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

The gallery's first room presented a drawing installation from the series: 'Dot-Fragment_Q#2' (2010)
The gallery's first room presented a drawing installation from the series: 'Dot-Fragment_Q#2' (2010)
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

The upper floor of the SCAI gallery, very rarely open to the public, was used for the exhibition.
The upper floor of the SCAI gallery, very rarely open to the public, was used for the exhibition.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

A new 'prismcell' phone concept prototype for iida.
A new 'prismcell' phone concept prototype for iida.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Smaller works form the 'BEADS' series: a puppet.
Smaller works form the 'BEADS' series: a puppet.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola
A glass beads Buddha.
A glass beads Buddha.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

A black crow covered with glass beads.
A black crow covered with glass beads.
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

...and finally, Gundam!
...and finally, Gundam!
Photo: Maurizio Mucciola

Maurizio Mucciola

Maurizio Mucciola

Born in Italy in 1977, studied architecture in Milan (and Lisbon for a year). After working in different architecture and landscape design firms he decided to go back to school and spent a year and a half at the architecture school of Columbia University in New York, while at the same time collaborating and shooting photos for "Volume Magazine". Then one year in Rotterdam at the Rem Koolhaas's Office for Metropolitan Architecture before he finally landed in Tokyo in January 2009 to work at Kengo Kuma & Associates Architects. Architecture really absorbs most of its time, but sometimes he likes to take in the city and go around art galleries and museums, and try to catch Tokyo through a Nikon camera.