{"id":383189,"date":"2026-04-09T12:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/383189\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:55:11","slug":"kengo-kuma-creates-earth-tree-installation-in-copenhagen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/383189\/","title":{"rendered":"Kengo Kuma creates Earth \/ Tree installation in Copenhagen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates<\/a> has collaborated with Danish manufacturer Dinesen<\/a> on the wood-and-brick Earth \/ Tree installation at art centre Copenhagen Contemporary.<\/p>\n

The installation, which was led by Kengo Kuma and Associates<\/a>\u00a0partner Yuki Ikeguchi, is centred around a suspended structure made from wood slats.<\/p>\n

\"HallWood from the ceiling meets floor bricks in Earth \/ Tree<\/p>\n

It has a lighting design by local studio Anker & Co<\/a> and draws on the Japanese concept of komorebi, which refers to the patterns of shadow and light that are created when sunlight passes through treetops.<\/p>\n

“It’s an installation to create an architectural ‘komorebi’, sensorial moments under the soft wood veil above the brick mount,” Ikeguchi told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

\"BricksKengo Kuma and Associates worked with Dinesen on the installation<\/p>\n

The studio used wood from Dinesen<\/a> and brick from Danish manufacturer Pedersen Tegl<\/a> to create Earth \/ Tree, which sees the wooden ceiling installation meet thrown-together brick tiles that were intended to represent the earth.<\/p>\n

According to the architect, there were two reasons behind Kengo Kuma and Associates’ decision to work with these materials for the installation, which is displayed in an old industrial hall.<\/p>\n

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“One is to express the most fundamental form of architecture, a place under the tree canopy, feeling the earth under your feet where one finds comfort, unity and inspiration,” Ikeguchi said.<\/p>\n

“The other is to celebrate the finest Danish traditional material crafts, timber and brick.”<\/p>\n

\"WoodenEarth \/ Tree is on display in an old industrial hall at Copenhagen Contemporary<\/p>\n

The wood for the exhibition was processed in collaboration with the Danish Troldk\u00e6r School as part of an initiative to empower students with special needs.<\/p>\n

Visitors can also explore their own creativity in a workshop section of the installation.<\/p>\n

This has a sand pit that they can use to create landscapes as well as a variety of building blocks, including Tsumiki, a building block designed by Kengo Kuma, Danish-produced wooden building blocks and miniature bricks.<\/p>\n

\"WorkspaceVisitors can create their own designs in a sand pit<\/p>\n

Earth \/ Tree is part of Copenhagen Contemporary<\/a>‘s CCreative programming and was designed especially for the space.<\/p>\n

“We have done installations and exhibitions in various forms, scales, and designs in Europe that are specific to each space and context,” Ikeguchi said.<\/p>\n

“For CC it is unique because of the director’s vision, the raw beauty of the industrial space and the amazing collaborators.”<\/p>\n

\"BricksJapanese and Danish materials were combined for the exhibition<\/p>\n

The installation was intended to showcase the connection between Japanese and Nordic approaches to craft and materiality.<\/p>\n

“Collaboration with artists is at the heart of Dinesen,” said Dinesen brand director Hans Peter Dinesen.<\/p>\n

“Through our wood, they bring visions to life, infusing our work with unique stories, identity, and an expanded mythology. Art is a space where we are challenged and can connect to something greater than ourselves.”<\/p>\n

\"WoodenEarth \/ Tree draws on the Japanese concept of komorebi<\/p>\n

Another recent exhibition in Copenhagen is designer Laerke Ryom’s Raiments, which features furniture that is “tailored like garments”<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also on Dezeen, we explored seven new design galleries<\/a> around the world.<\/p>\n

The photography is courtesy of Dinesen.<\/p>\n

Earth \/ Tree takes place from 28 March 2026 to 21 February 2027 at Copenhagen Contemporary. For more up-to-date events in architecture and design around the world, visit Dezeen Events Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has collaborated with Danish manufacturer Dinesen on the wood-and-brick Earth \/ Tree…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":383190,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[437,434,435,436,18918,17923,64,438,146,85,6955,46,37039,448,449,6959,3951],"class_list":{"0":"post-383189","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-bricks","13":"tag-copenhagen","14":"tag-denmark","15":"tag-design","16":"tag-entertainment","17":"tag-il","18":"tag-installations","19":"tag-israel","20":"tag-kengo-kuma","21":"tag-sectionall","22":"tag-sectionarchitecture","23":"tag-sectiondesign","24":"tag-wood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}