bamboo and cedar shape wild boar nest installation by cheng tsung feng

Cheng Tsung Feng reimagines wild boar nests as an installation

At Danongdafu Forest Park in Guangfu Township, Hualien, Taiwan, artist Cheng Tsung FENG designs Nesting Plan VII: Formosan Wild Boar. The outdoor installation translates the nest-building behavior of the native Formosan wild boar into architectural form. The project is part of FENG’s ongoing Nest Plan series, which investigates the construction practices of animals and reinterprets them through human craftsmanship and building materials. By studying the boar’s instinctive nesting methods, FENG develops a structural system that reflects both the animal’s habits and its spatial logic.

Constructed from locally sourced Japanese cedar and Makino bamboo, the installation draws from two behavioral patterns: the piling of dry grass and branches to form a protective enclosure, and the animal’s tendency to rest inside the nest while facing the entrance, a posture of alertness to the external environment. These observations are translated into a series of interlocking pentagonal and hexagonal frames that overlap from front to back, forming a semi-spherical enclosure reminiscent of a curled body at rest.

all images by FIXER Photographic Studio

Layered bamboo and wood structure shapes FENG’s installation

Around the wooden framework, bamboo branches wrapped in white tape create a layered surface that references the texture of wild grasses. The interplay between the rigid geometric structure and the loose, fibrous exterior gives the work both architectural order and organic fluidity. Inside, a circular arrangement of benches defines a shared central space. The interior provides shade and seating, while encouraging visitors to experience the sense of concealment and attentiveness found in the animal’s nest. The installation serves as both a small gathering point for outdoor activities and a quiet resting place within the forest park. Through Nesting Plan VII, artist Cheng Tsung FENG continues his exploration of how natural behaviors can inform spatial design, positioning the work as a study in coexistence between human architecture and animal habitats.

Nesting Plan VII: Formosan Wild Boar by Cheng Tsung FENG at Danongdafu Forest Park, Hualien

the installation translates the nest-building behavior of the Formosan wild boar into architectural form

the work is part of FENG’s ongoing Nest Plan series exploring animal construction and spatial intelligence

constructed from locally sourced Japanese cedar and Makino bamboo

interlocking pentagonal and hexagonal frames form the structure’s geometric framework