All images © Naoki Onogawa, shared with permission
Tokyo-based artist () continues his meditative practice involving thousands of minuscule paper cranes. Attached in clusters to the branches of bonsai trees, the tiny birds perch in place of leaves and top the sculptural specimens with fantastically colored canopies. Onogawa painstakingly folds a square, centimeter-wide piece of paper into the origami cranes, which once amassed in large groups, symbolize eternal good fortune.
The artist is currently preparing for shows this fall at and in both Okayama and Fukuyama and recently opened his books for international commissions. Head to to dive into his process and stay up-to-date on new works.
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