mexico city botanical sculptures by azuma makoto

mexico city botanical sculptures by azuma makoto – all photos courtesy of shiinoki

as part of the abierto mexicano de diseno the japanese floral artist azuma makoto was invited by AR cosmos to install botanical sculptures at the alameda central park in downtown mexico city and hold workshops with local participants.

the large park, one of the city’s main public spaces, is surrounded with ten monumental vases: two made of marble and eight made of bronze. day one saw azuma install his own sculptures in the two marble cups that stand on each side of the ‘hemiciclo a juárez’ one inspired by mexico, the other by japan. on day two he oversaw a workshop of almost forty participants divided into eight groups that each created arrangements for the eight bronze vases.

sketch by azuma makoto

alameda central park – azuma makoto’s sculptures were placed either side of the ‘hemiciclo a juárez’ left-center
while participants at his workshop installed their own arrangements in vases surrounding the park.

left: mexico sculpture, right: japan sculpture by azuma makoto

azuma makoto shopping for flowers in mexico city ahead of his sculptures

azuma makoto starts work on his ‘mexico’ botanical sculpture

the finished ‘mexico’ botanical sculpture by azuma makoto

azuma working on his ‘japan’ botanical sculptures

the finished ‘japan’ botanical sculpture by azuma makoto

installations and workshops by azuma makoto from gaby meza