Kazu Nakagawa | To Weigh the Fall of Words II, 2015-16 tea ceremony stems from a need to

stems from a need to confront the status quo and the politics of the gaze

Revered artist Louise Bourgeois was an insomniac who described the state of being asleep as 'paradise'

In the Collection of New York's MoMA

and the glaze has been largely removed

Kazu Nakagawa | To Weigh the Fall of Words II, 2015-16 tea ceremony stems from a need toAbout Kazu Nakagawa Noted for both the creation of enigmatic worlds in miniature and for imbuing large scale projects with an almost mystical presence, what ties Nakagawa's practice together is his embrace of the Japanese concept of 'ma' the space between or around, negative space. Conceptual underpinnings inform his decision on materiality (or immateriality) of each work, employing materials from wood, metal, paint and graphite to evanescent