Public Art : Snow-Deer
We are pleased to present Kohei Nawa’s new public sculpture Snow-Deer that is currently on display at the main venue of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai.
This softly glowing white deer, reminiscent of freshly fallen snow, is inspired by the sacred deer long revered in Shinto (Japanese polytheistic religion) and other traditions as the messengers of gods. In this work, the deer quietly gazes towards a future shaped by climate transformations—rising sea levels, shifting ecosystems, and perhaps even a step back to an ice age.
Exhibition Period: until October 13 (Mon), 2025
Opening hours: 9:00 - 22:00
Venue: Expo 2025 Osaka, East Gate Zone – East Gate Plaza (in front of the Information Center)
Yumeshimanaka, Konohana-ku, Osaka 554-0044, Japan
Supported by: Hitoshi Tanaka, CEO of JINS HOLDINGS Inc. / Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co.Ltd. / Heiwa Gokin Co., Ltd.
Expo 2025
This softly glowing white deer, reminiscent of freshly fallen snow, is inspired by the sacred deer long revered in Shinto (Japanese polytheistic religion) and other traditions as the messengers of gods. In this work, the deer quietly gazes towards a future shaped by climate transformations—rising sea levels, shifting ecosystems, and perhaps even a step back to an ice age.
Exhibition Period: until October 13 (Mon), 2025
Opening hours: 9:00 - 22:00
Venue: Expo 2025 Osaka, East Gate Zone – East Gate Plaza (in front of the Information Center)
Yumeshimanaka, Konohana-ku, Osaka 554-0044, Japan
Supported by: Hitoshi Tanaka, CEO of JINS HOLDINGS Inc. / Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co.Ltd. / Heiwa Gokin Co., Ltd.
Expo 2025