Craft ACT Artist-in-residence 2014: Bogs and Fens

Bogs and Fens: a rtist-in-residence
From the artists
Satoshi Fujinuma
I am interested in nature and this
influences my work, therefore the Craft
ACT Artist-in-Residence program was
very significant for me. I observed the
peculiar Australian flora and fauna
of the Australian National Botanic
Gardens and Namadgi National Park.
I enjoyed and admired the environmental
protection and preservation of bogs and
fens. I stayed alone in the Gudgenby
Ready‐Cut Cottage at Namadgi National
Park and walked around the bush feeling
the Australian nature deeply. This was
a very fulfilling time for me as I live and
work in busy Tokyo. I am a foreigner,
so the specific theme of bogs and fens
was thought provoking, and I was also
very impressed with Australian nature.
It was a wonderful experience.
The exhibition works are abstract
sculptures of rebuilt fragments taken
from memories of my experiences in
the park. The memory changes and
becomes abstract as time passes.
Thank you to all the people from the
Australian National Botanic Gardens,
the National Parks, Craft ACT and the
conservation volunteers.
Left: Satoshi Fujinuma at the artist-in-residence open day, Gudgenby Ready-Cut Cottage,
Namadgi National Park. Photography: Art Atelier Photography.
Above: Satoshi Fujinuma discussing his work during the artist-in-residence open day,
Gudgenby Ready-Cut Cottage, Namadgi National Park. Photography: Art Atelier Photography.
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