Milleniumplatsen transformes into a bamboo forest
This summer, Milleniumplatsen square in Gothenburg will be transformed into a floating cloud of bamboo!
As a key contributor to Gothenburg Green World 2016, Japanese Installation artist Tetsunori Kawana will be visiting the city. He is known for his giant installations in green bamboo, which he has created all over the world. From 10 June he will be creating a unique installation outside Stora Teatern theatre at Milleniumplatsen. But he will not be doing so alone. He will need around thirty volunteers and assistants from then until the official opening on June 30.
Each space that Kawana works in has its own context – and gets its own interpretation. At Milleniumplatsen square, flanked by the lively main boulevard Avenyn, Kungsportsbron bridge and Stora Teatern theatre, his vision is of a tranquil, floating cloud. At his disposal he has 400 green bamboo poles, each six metres long and with a diameter of ten centimetres. He pictures his installation as being airy enough to let through the sunlight, so that it too becomes a contributor.
Read more about Kawana and his work here.
Tetsunori Kawana
Would you like to assist Kawana to build the bamboo installation at Milleniumplatsen square in Gothenburg between June 10 and June 30? Register your interest by e-mailing