David Umemoto stands at the juncture of sculpture and architecture, his miniature pieces evoke temporary buildings or monuments standing on far-away lands. They refer to the archaic and the ephemeral, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium.
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The production of David Umemoto’s works follows a process of slow and silent transformation. The creative process seeks to imitate the cycles of nature, which are cycles of erosion and re-creation. Lines shift, change and are in a state of perpetual mutation due to the influence of time and weather. The natural architectures of geological strata and crystals stand as models.
