( 24 SETSU PROGRAMMES )

KIGUMI EXHIBITION

The Art of Joining Wood

A person in a dark green shirt and beige pants sits on a wooden table, with sunlight streaming through white curtains, creating a warm and relaxed atmosphere in the room.
A person in a dark green shirt and beige pants sits on a wooden table, with sunlight streaming through white curtains, creating a warm and relaxed atmosphere in the room.

Kigumi is the Japanese art of joining timber without nails or screws — a craft built on precision, patience and an intimate understanding of wood. This exhibition explores kigumi not only as a construction technique, but as a philosophy of making: elements meet, support one another and remain reversible. Through joints, tools, timber samples, drawings and contemporary interpretations, visitors discover how Japanese carpentry balances strength with lightness, permanence with adaptability. Presented within 24 SETSU, the exhibition connects traditional knowledge with today’s questions of circular construction, material responsibility and reuse — showing how an ancient craft can inspire a more thoughtful way of building for the future.

Architecture 間

2027

PROGRAMME LOCATION

Venue to be announced

SEKKI

霜降 SŌKŌ

PROGRAMME DATE

2027

PROGRAMME DURATION

2 months

A person is standing against a neutral background wearing a white short-sleeve shirt and black trousers, holding a black handbag in their left hand.