Studio Tour: Wood Artist Yukihiro Akama
When the tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster hit Japan in 2011, many people that artist Yukihiro Akama knew along the coast were directly affected. Although the mountain home that Yukihiro shared with his wife Ryoko, an artist and composer, and their children Fue and Honori, wasn?t in the inundation zone, there was still a risk […]
When the tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster hit Japan in 2011, many people that artist Yukihiro Akama knew along the coast were directly affected. Although the mountain home that Yukihiro shared with his wife Ryoko, an artist and composer, and their children Fue and Honori, wasn?t in the inundation zone, there was still a risk of radiation exposure. Based on the disastrous events, the family made a big decision ? they would relocate across the world to the UK. The Akamas made the move that same year, and settled in a community in West Yorkshire, where Ryoko could begin her PhD studies. It was through a sound project that Ryoko was participating in that Yukihiro met Samantha Allan of The Shop Floor Project, an online gallery showcasing and selling the works of talented artists and makers. Despite the initial language barrier, Yukihiro and Samantha got to talking about their shared love for Japanese architecture. ?The Akamas came to stay at our little cottage, with their adorable two children, and we became good friends, sharing food recipes from sushi to British stews,? Samantha reminisces. Yukihiro, who studied architecture, showed S...
When the tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster hit Japan in 2011, many people that artist Yukihiro Akama knew along the coast were directly affected. Although the mountain home that Yukihiro shared with his wife Ryoko, an artist and composer, and their children Fue and Honori, wasn?t in the inundation zone, there was still a risk of radiation exposure. Based on the disastrous events, the family made a big decision ? they would relocate across the world to the UK. The Akamas made the move that same year, and settled in a community in West Yorkshire, where Ryoko could begin her PhD studies. It was through a sound project that Ryoko was participating in that Yukihiro met Samantha Allan of The Shop Floor Project, an online gallery showcasing and selling the works of talented artists and makers. Despite the initial language barrier, Yukihiro and Samantha got to talking about their shared love for Japanese architecture. ?The Akamas came to stay at our little cottage, with their adorable two children, and we became good friends, sharing food recipes from sushi to British stews,? Samantha reminisces. Yukihiro, who studied architecture, showed S...
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