NAWA KOHEI

• NAWA KOHEI, Japanese sculptor. Based in Kyoto, Japan. Focusing on the "surface skin" of sculpture as an interface connected to the senses, he coined the term "PixCell" for Pixcel (pixel) and Cell (cell) in 2002. With the theme of the relationship between life and the universe, sensibility and technology, he also presented "Direction," a painting drawn by gravity, "Force," in which silicone oil pours into space, "Biomatrix," in which bubbles and grids appear on the liquid surface, and "Foam," in which the bubbles themselves grow into a gigantic volume. In 2007, he received the Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Award for Encouragement. Exhibitions: 2008 "The poetry of bizarre," Museo Miro, Barcelona; 2018 Louvre Museum, France, special exhibition. Major Collections: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.