Japanese artist Takahiro Iwasaki unveils the latest epic work in his Reflection Model series
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Japanese artist Takahiro Iwasaki unveils the latest epic work in his Reflection Model series
Takahiro Iwasaki, Reflection Model (Itsukushima) 2013-2014. Japanese cypress wood, bass wood, wire. Installation view at Aomori Contemporary Art Centre (ACAC). National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Felton Bequest, 2014 © Takahiro Iwasaki, courtesy of the artist and ARATANIURANO.



MELBOURNE.- Japanese sculptor and artist Takahiro Iwasaki, renowned for his awe-inspiring, large-scale miniatures of ancient Japanese buildings and architecture, unveiled the latest epic work in his Reflection Model series at NGV Internationalon 5 December 2014.

The Reflection Model series recreates ornate buildings and their inverse image, as seen reflected on the water that surrounds them.

With a footprint roughly 8m x 8m, Reflection Model (Itsukushima), commissioned by NGV, reimagines the Shinto shrine of Itsukushima, most famous for its ‘floating’ Torii gate on the tidal flats of Japan’s Inland Sea.

‘Takahiro Iwasaki is recognised as one of the leaders of Japan’s new generation of young artists,’ said Tony Ellwood, Director, NGV. ‘We are thrilled to be unveiling the third in Iwasaki’s breath-taking and intricate Reflection Model series with Itsukushima, a spiritually rich and culturally significant Japanese building.’

Iwasaki and highly skilled assistants produced Reflection Model (Itsukushima) over a three-month artist-in-residence period at the Aomori Contemporary Art Centre. The sculpture is primarily constructed from the traditional building material of Japanese cypress wood, and the roofs of the central pavilions have been coated with a basswood veneer. In the tradition of Japanese architecture, Iwasaki has maintained the timber’s natural finish with no treatment or coatings.

Reflection Model (Itsukushima) is constructed from fourteen interlocking sections that utilise the age-old Japanese concept of ‘durability found in flexibility’ that has been a key to creating earthquake-resistant buildings in Japan.

In recent years Takahiro Iwasaki has exhibited at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung; Palais De Tokyo, Paris; Hong Kong Arts Centre; Gallery C24, New York; and at the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo.

The Itsukushima Shrine, Japan
Itsukushima Shrine and its famed ‘floating’ Torii gateway is one of Japan’s most revered and spiritual sights. Established in the year 593 in the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, the shrine was rebuilt and expanded to its current configuration by Taira Kiyomori (a military ruler of the twelfth century) in 1168.

The entire shrine, including its many corridors, sacred buildings and historic Noh theatre, are constructed over tidal flats that allow the entire shrine complex to float and reflect on the water’s surface as the tide rises. The building serves to enshrine sacred objects, facilitate ceremonies and house traditional performances.

During the sixteenth century Itsukushima became widely known as one of Japan’s Nihon Sankei (three most celebrated sights) and was the subject of luxurious golden screen paintings and woodblock prints.










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