Seed (Tanpotsu) LE

The tanpotsu — a type of elongated or slender vessel or form — appears in this limited edition seed composition, where Kawano uses a natural botanical subject as the starting point for a meditation on dormant potential. Seeds are among the most symbolically charged of natural objects: containing within their compact form the full information of a future plant, they represent hope, growth, and the continuity of life. Kawano's depiction likely isolates the seed or seedpod with the graphic simplicity his work demanded.