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Heian: Compositions by Seiju Toda
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Author
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Seiju Toda. Vicki Golberg, intro.
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Publisher
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Hudson Hills
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Format
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hardcover
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Product Dimensions
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10.1
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12
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0.6
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ISBN
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9781555952372
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Pages/Publication Date
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96/2003
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Daedalus Item Code
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01214
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Description
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Inspired by performance art and minimalism to find absolute if enigmatic beauty, Seiju Toda created a series of 33 compositions called "Heian," a term meaning both peace and serenity. In a meticulous process that took several years to accomplish, the architecturally trained Toda created sublimely beautiful wooden fixtures—abstracted shelves, frames, cabinets, and geometric forms—from unstable hinoki cedar and then juxtaposed them with live fish, birds, and other animals. The resulting compositions, superbly photographed, evoke a reality that is symbolic and otherworldly, highly manufactured yet suffused with nature.
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