08/08/22 - A surprise can pop up on any street in the world and for those of us who make a pilgrimage for art a lifestyle, many works are discovered on foot. Precisely, on a walk around Milan, we came across a site-specific installation in the form of a nest in front of a gallery. The artist is Tadashi Kawamata (Japan, 1953) and at first glance we recognize the respect for nature that the sculpture inspires. The material looks like recycled, and the aesthetic is truly that of a nest, a natural structure that we see very little or almost nothing in densely populated cities.

This superstructure protrudes from the building until it almost connects with those walking on the sidewalk. It is a wake-up call: nature is in danger! Although it depends on our mood we have at the time we find this wonderful Nest, we can come to see in it a place to take shelter. Because that is its function, to be a refuge for the pigeons from predators. In any case, the structure carries a positive vision, a feeling of shelter and well-being... And to think that it is so simple to make that it can be built by a bird. 

Nests in Milan, de Tadashi Kawamata