Real Thousand Cranes (2008)
FRP, feathers, origami, prayer plates, etc.
FRP, feathers, origami, prayer plates, etc.
This project aims at producing 1000 life-size realistic crane (gures one by one as a commissioned work from individuals and organizations. Hiroshima receives a number of origami cranes from all over the world, and this can be seen as “a collection of human prayers” all made in the identical design each expressing an intimate wish for peace. Ever time someone orders a crane, this project also produces a plate engraved with his/her prayer. Art collection and human prayer are connected together under the name of “Senbazuru” [a thousand cranes, a symbol of prayers for recover in Japan].