azuma makoto takes his guerrilla flower shop through the tokyo streets

azuma makoto takes his guerrilla flower shop through the tokyo streets
all images courtesy of azuma makoto

 

 

 

appearing at night seemingly without origin or reason, azuma makoto‘s guerrilla flower shop offers evening wanderers an unexpected encounter with nature in some of the city’s most unexpected places. no one knows where the flower stall will appear next, following its recent roam through the streets of tokyo. makoto has modified a shopping cart-like structure with wheels to accommodate a wide variety of botanical species, some wildly blooming out of their confines, others are carefully contained within a transparent capsule. pushed through tokyo’s bustling outdoor markets and across wide, busy streets, the mobile boutique makes its way through the cityscape for ordinary passersby to experience and enjoy, even offering the possibility to take a piece of the whimsical encounter home with them.  

 

 

azuma makoto takes the flower stall around tokyo
video courtesy of the flower stall

the artist pushes his handmade flower stall through the bustling streets of tokyo 

the stall makes its way through the city at unknown hours and locations 

exotic species of botanical life are for sale in the pop-up flower stall 

the mobile boutique makes its way through the cityscape

the stall appears at night seemingly without origin or reason

the installation offers city wanderers an unexpected encounter with nature

makoto has modified a shopping cart-like structure with wheels to accommodate a wide variety of flowers

makoto pushes the stall through tokyo’s bustling outdoor markets and across wide, busy streets

some plants wildly bloom out of their confines, while others are carefully contained within a transparent capsule

the stall offers passersby to the chance to take a piece of the flower market home with them