Tadashi KAWAMATA Tree Hut in Tremblay N° 90 - 2021 Wooden model, glue, paint and metal on panel Signed, titled and dated on the back 100 x 153.5 x 12 cm Wooden model, glue, paint and metal on panel; signed, titiled and dated on the reverse 39.37 x 60.43 x 4.72 in. Provenance: kamel mennour, Paris Acquired directly from the latter by the current owner "Nothing is perennial, nothing is permanent. No material can survive forever. Everything, on the contrary, is temporary. / "Nothing is permanent, nothing is everlasting. No material can survive forever. Everything, on the contrary, is temporary. Tadashi Kawamata FR Tadashi Kawamata is famous for his site-specific interventions using assemblages of wooden planks, chairs and barrels, with which he creates architectural structures that question the built forms of our cities and the way we experience public space. Working on the constant tension between the powerful force of the landscape and our civilisation, which is both vulnerable and destructive, Tadashi Kawamata points out that the human need for permanence despite the forces of nature has ecologically fatal consequences. Along with the plans for the Tree huts, the models remain the only material evidence of Kawamata's in situ installations, as can be seen with the huts at the Centre Pompidou or Tremblay, for example. According to Kawamata, the huts appear suddenly and unexpectedly in the urban space, leading everyone to rediscover and question it. Impermanence makes a major contribution to the reflection on the social context and human relations that is present in his work. EN Tadashi Kawamata is famous for his site-specific interventions using assemblages of wooden planks, chairs, and barrels, with which he creates architectural structures that interrogate the built forms of our cities and the way in which we experience public space. Working on the permanent tension between the powerful force of landscape and our both vulnerable and destructive civilisation, Tadashi Kawamata mentions that the human need for permanence in spite of the forces of nature has ecologically fatal consequences. With the Tree huts plans, the models remain as the only material evidence of Kawamata's installations in situ, as seen with the huts at the Centre Pompidou or in Tremblay for instance. According to him, huts occur suddenly and unexpectedly in urban space and make everyone rediscovering and questioning it. Impermanence contributes greatly to the reflection on the social context and human relationships that is present in his work. Tadashi KAWAMATA "Nothing is perennial, nothing is permanent. No material can survive forever. On the contrary, everything is temporary. / "Nothing is permanent, nothing is everlasting. No material can survive forever. Everything, on the contrary, is temporary. Tadashi Kawamata FR Tadashi Kawamata is famous for his site-specific interventions using assemblages of wooden planks, chairs and barrels, with which he creates architectural structures that question the built forms of our cities and the way we experience public space. Working on the constant tension between the powerful force of the landscape and our civilisation, which is both vulnerable and destructive, Tadashi Kawamata points out that the human need for permanence despite the forces of nature has ecologically fatal consequences. Along with the plans for the Tree huts, the models remain the only material evidence of Kawamata's in situ installations, as can be seen with the huts at the Centre Pompidou or Tremblay, for example. According to Kawamata, the huts appear suddenly and unexpectedly in the urban space, leading everyone to rediscover and question it. Impermanence makes a major contribution to the reflection on the social context and human relations that is present in his work. EN Tadashi Kawamata is famous for his site-specific interventions using assemblages of wooden planks, chairs, and barrels, with which he creates architectural structures that interrogate the built forms of our cities and the way in which we experience public space. Working on the permanent tension between the powerful force of landscape and our both vulnerable and destructive civilisation, Tadashi Kawamata mentions that the human need for permanence in spite of the forces of nature has ecologically fatal consequences. With the Tree huts plans, the models remain as the only material evidence of Kawamata's installations in situ, as seen with the huts at the Centre Pompidou or in Tremblay for instance. According to him, huts occur suddenly and unexpectedly in urban space and make everyone rediscovering and questioning it. Impermanence contributes greatly to the reflection on the social context and human relationships that is present in his work.