Have been creating on open-air sites large scale ephemeral boats using natural local materials. My intention is to visualize the ephemerality of life and to highlight how precious life is, even in the decaying process.
Rica OHYA
Last update : 06 Feb. 2022
Works
2017 Pafos, CYPRUS. European Capital of Culture 2017 official project
【Fly to the Impermanent Sea】11ｍ/L 3ｍ/W 3.5m/H
wood(olive, fig, etc.) palm-tree-leaves glass-bottle bird-wings snail-shells rope
(c) Rica OHYA
2014 UMEÅ, SWEDEN. European Capital of Culture 2014 official project
【Fostering Dim Lights】25m/L 3m/H 5m/W wood grass earth moss
(c) Rica OHYA
2021 Wakayama, JAPAN.【Absorbed Moisture, Moss-Boat Comes Back to Life】L/7.5m W/2.5m H/1.2m wood, moss
(c) Rica OHYA