five pre-fabricated greenhouses act as gallery spaces
all images by daici ano


japanese designer nendo was invited to reinvent the interior of rifare - formerly a space
leftover from a large bookstore - and transform it into an exhibition venue for the
first international triennale of kogei in kanazawa, japan.

the brief for the project was to leave the existing space, more or less intact, without placing
any drastic changes within the interior. nendo's response was to set-up five pre-fabricated
agricultural greenhouses made of plastic within the venue which would act as individual
gallery spaces. the lighting used to highlight the work inside would emanate from the
translucent plastic walls, turning the greenhouses into large 'illuminated lanterns' with
paths of black stapled carpets running throughout the exhibition venue, acting as 'trails'.



interior view


in keeping with low costs, nendo created a feeling of 'farmland' within the interior,
that partitioned the area where people would walk and where the works would be displayed.
this form of expression was an expanded version of the 'home-use greenhouse' which they had
previously implemented at the pre-show  leading up to this event and found this environment
the most suitable way of expressing the development and growth of crafts on the 'soils'
of kanazawa.



exhibition view



inside one of the greenhouse interiors



inside one of the greenhouse interiors



up close of display and greenhouse construction

first international triennale of kogei in kanazawa is on show until june 20th, 2010.