KOHEI NAWA

White Deer

Seen as messengers of the gods or sacred animals, deer have long played a familiar part in Shinto and animist faiths. Today, Japan's deer population is growing, and deer occasionally wander into villages. Such deer are called 'lost deer.'
"White Deer" is based on a lost deer that appeared on the Internet as a taxidermy. The deer was acquired and 3D-scanned to obtain its data.

White Deer (Taipei)

2022
aluminum and paint
6636 × 5500 × 5500 mm
Installation view: E.SUN Commercial Bank ltd., Taipei, Taiwan

White Deer (Meiji Jingu)

2020
paint on bronze
3000 × 2000 × 2000 mm
Installation view: "100th Anniversary of the Meiji Shrine’s Enthronement," 2020, Meiji Jingu Inner Shrine, Tokyo, Japan

White Deer (Oshika)

2017
mixed media
6325 × 4485 × 4380 mm
Installation view: “Reborn-Art Festival 2017,” Miyagi, Japan

White Deer

2016
mixed media
6000 × 4042 × 4442 mm
Installation view: Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho, Tokyo, Japan