Misa Sawairi Alters Her Environment With Whimsical Site-Specific Installations
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9 years, 1 month ago
8 Cranes | leaflets strewn across the street, transformed into paper cranes. Click images to enlarge
If youre walking down the street and you see a bunch of leaflets strewn across the ground but theyve been meticulously folded into paper cranes, its not the work of a fairy. Theres a good chance youve stumbled upon the work of artist Misa Sawairi.
Inspired by her environment, and the different places her feet carries her, the Tokyo-based artist creates whimsical, site-specific installations by subtly altering her surroundings and then photographing them. The results are then juxtaposed in a series of before and after shots.
7:00 AM | a brown paper bag and sticker is subtly transformed into an upright doll
Working in window display, the Tokyo based artist has always enjoyed the act of changing things. When Im making a new space, I can find a lot of communication there, she says. Sawairi pursued her interests through online courses in Spatial Design at the Kyoto University of Art and Design. Now, whether shes roaming Tokyo or New York, shes constantly looking for ways to change things; to alter her environment and, by extension, our environment as well.
Spine | comic books and magazines are stacked into a pagoda-like structure
Space Journey | visitors will be in for a surprise when they see slippers taking on a mind of their own
Butterfly | an ugly puddle becomes a charming butterly
A Fish | discarded scraps of wood are transformed into the skeleton of a fish