{"id":6284,"date":"2026-04-09T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/?p=6284"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:19:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:19:04","slug":"kengo-kuma-creates-sensorial-moments-with-earth-tree-installation-in-copenhagen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/kengo-kuma-creates-sensorial-moments-with-earth-tree-installation-in-copenhagen\/","title":{"rendered":"Kengo Kuma creates &#8220;sensorial moments&#8221; with Earth \/ Tree installation in Copenhagen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"852\" height=\"852\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-homepage_article_featured size-homepage_article_featured lazyload\" alt=\"Wood-and-brick Earth \/ Tree installation\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-src=\"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kengo-kuma-dinese-earth-tree-copenhagen_dezeen_2364_col_sq2-852x852-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>Architecture studio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/kengo-kuma\/\">Kengo Kuma and Associates<\/a> has collaborated with Danish manufacturer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/dinesen\/\">Dinesen<\/a> on the wood-and-brick Earth \/ Tree installation at art centre Copenhagen Contemporary.<span id=\"more-2311498\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The installation, which was led by <a href=\"https:\/\/kkaa.co.jp\/en\/about\/kengo-kuma\/\">Kengo Kuma and Associates<\/a>\u00a0partner Yuki Ikeguchi, is centred around a suspended structure made from wood slats.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2311663\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2311663\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2311663 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Hall with wooden floor and ceiling\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1577\" data-src=\"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kengo-kuma-dinese-earth-tree-copenhagen_dezeen_2364_col_16.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2311663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wood from the ceiling meets floor bricks in Earth \/ Tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It has a lighting design by local studio <a href=\"https:\/\/ankerco.com\/\">Anker &amp; 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<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s an installation to create an architectural &#8216;komorebi&#8217;, sensorial moments under the soft wood veil above the brick mount,&#8221; Ikeguchi told Dezeen.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2311652\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2311652\" style=\"width: 1577px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2311652 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Bricks on wooden floor\" width=\"1577\" height=\"2364\" data-src=\"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kengo-kuma-dinese-earth-tree-copenhagen_dezeen_2364_col_6-scaled-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2311652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kengo Kuma and Associates worked with Dinesen on the installation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The studio used wood from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dinesen.com\/\">Dinesen<\/a> and brick from Danish manufacturer <a href=\"https:\/\/en.petersen-tegl.dk\/\">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<p>According to the architect, there were two reasons behind Kengo Kuma and Associates&#8217; decision to work with these materials for the installation, which is displayed in an old industrial hall.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related-in-article-wrapper\" id=\"recommended-item-single-story\">\n<article class=\"related-in-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/01\/16\/banyan-tree-higashiyama-kyoto-hotel-kengo-kuma\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Can this image be in the exclude lightbox list? --><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"191\" height=\"191\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"excludeLightbox wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Noh stage of Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto by Kengo Kuma\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-src=\"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/b-banyan-tree-higashiyama-kyoto-kengo-kuma_dezeen_2364_col_1-191x191-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-in-article-text\">\n<h1>Read:<\/h1>\n<h2>Kengo Kuma embellishes Kyoto hotel with timber-skeleton theatre stage<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; Ikeguchi said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The other is to celebrate the finest Danish traditional material crafts, timber and brick.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2311660\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2311660\" style=\"width: 1577px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2311660 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Wooden ceiling by Kengo Kuma\" width=\"1577\" height=\"2364\" data-src=\"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kengo-kuma-dinese-earth-tree-copenhagen_dezeen_2364_col_13-scaled-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2311660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Earth \/ Tree is on display in an old industrial hall at Copenhagen Contemporary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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<p>Visitors can also explore their own creativity in a workshop section of the installation.<\/p>\n<p>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<figure id=\"attachment_2311654\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2311654\" style=\"width: 1577px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2311654 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Workspace with sand pit at Copenhagen Contemporary\" width=\"1577\" height=\"2364\" data-src=\"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kengo-kuma-dinese-earth-tree-copenhagen_dezeen_2364_col_8-scaled-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2311654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors can create their own designs in a sand pit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earth \/ Tree is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/copenhagencontemporary.org\/en\/copenhagencontemporary\/\">Copenhagen Contemporary<\/a>&#8216;s CCreative programming and was designed especially for the space.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have done installations and exhibitions in various forms, scales, and designs in Europe that are specific to each space and context,&#8221; Ikeguchi said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For CC it is unique because of the director&#8217;s vision, the raw beauty of the industrial space and the amazing collaborators.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2311662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2311662\" style=\"width: 1577px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2311662 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Bricks and wood\" width=\"1577\" height=\"2364\" data-src=\"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kengo-kuma-dinese-earth-tree-copenhagen_dezeen_2364_col_15-scaled-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2311662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Japanese and Danish materials were combined for the exhibition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The installation was intended to showcase the connection between Japanese and Nordic approaches to craft and materiality.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Collaboration with artists is at the heart of Dinesen,&#8221; said Dinesen brand director Hans Peter Dinesen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2311646\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2311646\" style=\"width: 1577px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2311646 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Wooden ceiling installation Earth \/ Tree\" width=\"1577\" height=\"2364\" data-src=\"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kengo-kuma-dinese-earth-tree-copenhagen_dezeen_2364_col_1-scaled-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2311646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Earth \/ Tree draws on the Japanese concept of komorebi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another recent exhibition in Copenhagen is designer Laerke Ryom&#8217;s Raiments, which features <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/03\/20\/laerke-ryom-raiments-furniture-exhibition-copenhagen\/\">furniture that is &#8220;tailored like garments&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Dezeen, we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/04\/01\/new-design-galleries-on-dezeen-radar\/\">explored seven new design galleries<\/a> around the world.<\/p>\n<p><em>The photography is courtesy of Dinesen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/eventsguide\/\">Dezeen Events Guide<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/04\/09\/kengo-kuma-earth-tree-installation-copenhagen-contemporary\/\">Kengo Kuma creates &#8220;sensorial moments&#8221; with Earth \/ Tree installation in Copenhagen<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\">Dezeen<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has collaborated with Danish manufacturer Dinesen on the wood-and-brick [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6284"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6284"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6306,"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6284\/revisions\/6306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}