■Yasuyoshi Botan Proposal

Title: "Sand House"

Site: The riverside of the River Tone
Materials: Sand, salt, and eggs
Size: Approximately 3.6m x 3.6m

Concept:
From ancient times, people gather around the river and form towns,
Even though rivers overflow and vanish everything,
People want to co-exist with the river again, and make towns.

I use the sand of the River Tone to make a town,
And make a model to show how it is eroded.

What is made by a river returns to the river through the river,
That is the relationship between people and river forever.

■Yasuyoshi Botan
Profile:
1971: Born in Osaka
1997: Graduated from School of Visual Arts, New York (fine arts major). As a student, he worked actively as an artist.
1999: Came back to Japan.

Major exhibitions:
2001: "Enpitsu-ka (Pencil Section)" (INAX Gallery 2)
2002: Awarded a special prize for "Let's Be B. Fuller of the 21st century" ( Watarium Museum)。