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Artist's Greeting

I spent my early years in Rome and Venice. Every day, I clambered on to the sculptures of the fountains in the piazza. I remember that in my playtime I was totally absorbed in playing the role of the Monkey King, roaming the skies freely with the figures of the sculptures reflected in the water.In Asia, we have the notion of un-kon-ka-ei (cloud-root-passing-shadow)—that the stones of the earth embody the spirits of the universe and that organic connections link stones and clouds. If we can keep our minds open to the experience, we can feel our close connection with nature. In the innocence of childhood, I was able to touch the hearts of the stones, and this experience gave me the idea of “creative-perceptual sculpture.” The main difference between this and the conventional way of appreciating sculpture is that I encourage people not just to look at the work but to touch it with their hands or climb on it. I invented the name “creative-perceptual sculpture.” because I love it when people use all five senses to explore my work and engage in the conversation: tapping on them to listen to the sound they make, sniffing to see what they smell like, or analyzing their chemical makeup. All the answers that people need to live their lives can be found in nature. I will be happy to know that people see this as an opportunity to learn from nature, in a spirit of reverence for nature.

艺术家绢谷幸太的致辞

小时候，我在意大利罗马和威尼斯生活过，每天在当地的广场攀爬那些喷泉雕塑是我童年最美好的回忆。
记得当时我把映在水面上的雕塑当作天上漂浮的云朵攀爬玩耍，就如同自己成为孙悟空驾着七彩祥云在空中自由翱翔，雕塑就是我玩耍的伙伴，使我无意间与石头进行了心灵的交流。正是因为有童年时代的这一经历，让我很自然地萌生出"创知雕刻"这一全新的概念。
"创知雕刻"的寓意是"富有创意、且可感知的雕刻"。它最大特点就是，与以往典型的雕刻作品不同，不仅能观赏，还能随意触摸攀爬。你甚至可以轻轻敲打，听听它发出的声音，闻一闻其气味，或者探究其材质。也就是说，"创知雕刻"是一个调动你所有感官来与其素材对话的雕刻作品。
大自然给予人类所赖以生存的空间，也赋予了人们无穷的智慧，人类生存所需的一切都是大自然赐予的。若能以"创知雕刻"为契机，亲近大自然，对其心生敬畏，那将是我最大的心愿。