Kohei Nawa – Foam

Year – 2013

Kohei Nawa, Foam, 2013. mixed media. dimensions variable. Installation view, “AICHI TRIENNALE 2013,” Aichi, Japan. Courtesy of Aichi Triennale 2013 and SANDWICH. Photo: Nobutada OMOTE | SANDWICH

Kohei Nawa, Foam, 2013. mixed media. dimensions variable. Installation view, “AICHI TRIENNALE 2013,” Aichi, Japan. Courtesy of Aichi Triennale 2013 and SANDWICH. Photo: Nobutada OMOTE | SANDWICH

Kohei Nawa, Foam, 2013. mixed media. dimensions variable. Installation view, “AICHI TRIENNALE 2013,” Aichi, Japan. Courtesy of Aichi Triennale 2013 and SANDWICH. Photo: Nobutada OMOTE | SANDWICH

Foam plays with the notion of organic structures. Small cells form on the surface of a gently agitating liquid, bubbling up in an endless continuous motion. The cells gather together, building up into an increasingly larger form. The volumes of foam link together and reach saturation, but continue to swell, occasionally losing vitality and spreading out over the ground. The perpetual cycle of expansion and collapse creates a lifelike and ever-changing landscape.