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INSTALLATION VIEW “WE“, 2025. Courtesy of the Artist and A-Lounge.

 

AISHO Hong Kong is honored to present “Connected Roots,” a duo exhibition featuring Japanese artist Mizuki Nakazawa and American artist Ryan Schneider, on view from October 10 to November 7, 2025.

In this exhibition, the two artists transcend geographical and cultural boundaries, engaging in a dialogue through wood – the most primal of natural materials. Though rooted in different cultural soils, both artists are deeply connected to the tradition of wood sculpture, creating distinctive contemporary interpretations through their intimate dialogue with the material.

Mizuki Nakazawa’s work inherits the delicacy of Japanese wood carving while incorporating contemporary perspectives. Her focus lies primarily in exploring human forms through wooden sculptures, skillfully combining materials closely associated with the body, such as synthetic hair and woven fabrics, to develop her unique artistic language. Nakazawa’s creations blend uncertainties found in fairy tales, myths, and religious stories from around the world, often conveying a quiet and profound poetic sensibility that seems to preserve the temporal warmth of growing wood.

Schneider’s work is deeply rooted in the natural environment of Joshua Tree National Park in United States. His wooden sculptures integrate elements of Native American mythology and German Expressionism, employing sharp formal vocabulary and bold use of color to simultaneously express nature’s gentleness while evoking humanity’s most primitive intuitions. His works carry strong spiritual and totemic significance, harboring powerful energy within their quietude.

“Connected Roots” not only refers to both artists’ shared devotion to wood as an eternal medium but also suggests how art can transcend geographical and cultural boundaries, converging different origins into new possibilities. In our Hong Kong space, viewers will witness two distinct yet resonating sculptural vocabularies, observing how the artists develop unique creative visions within their respective cultural contexts, meeting here in unexpected artistic dialogue.

 

INSTALLATION VIEW “WE“, 2025. Courtesy of the Artist and A-Lounge.

 

INSTALLATION VIEW “WE“, 2025. Courtesy of the Artist and A-Lounge.

 

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