Kazu Nakagawa
Wood, glass and mixed media
"Ideally, it is about labelling the reality of what you're
seeing, not necessarily with your eyes, but with your every
possible memories."
Kazu Nakagawa was born in Tokyo in 1957. He studied mathematics
and languages, Japanese and English at Koishikawa College and
graduated from Tokyo University of fisheries in 1980. Following
completion of an advanced Bachelor of Navigation and Engineering
with a national award-winning thesis, Nakagawa worked as a product
designer for a windsurfing manufacturer in Tokyo and was later
apprenticed for furniture making and graphic design.
He established his first studio in 1986 and travelled to
Australasia in 1987. After a further apprenticeship to a furniture
designer in Auckland, Nakagawa settled on Waiheke where he
established Kazu Nakagawa Studio in 1988.
In 2000 he was artist in residence at Christchurch Polytechnic;
in 2001 he created a sound installation in collaboration with
composers Helen and David Bowater; in 2007 his first catalogue of
work was published in collaboration with poet Riemke Ensing.
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