Wooden Carvings That Inspire Whimsy and Nostalgia
Known for her distinctive sculptures fashioned from logs of camphor wood, Moe Nakamura conveys a unique blend of whimsy, warmth and nostalgia through her works. Nakamura’s wooden creations are inspired by both our natural world and inner worlds — what we keep hidden deep in our hearts, and fragments of distant memories.
The “Connect Connect” exhibition at the Pola Museum Annex comprises both wooden carvings and two-dimensional pieces. It explores the general theme of connections in various forms, particularly in relation to the ideas of art and emotion, and of memory and the future. Nakamura contemplates the impact the pandemic had on the way we connect with one another, and how it reaffirmed the importance of community.
© Moe Nakamura / Pola Museum Annex
