Kosuke Tsumura Weaves into the 'MODE less CODE' Exhibition
Meghan Young — February 23, 2010 — Tech
References: japantrends & dvice
Every time I look at the tangled cords and cables around me, I will never see them in the same light again. Oh, they’ll continue to annoy me to no end, but now I’ll see the potential for art as Kosuke Tsumura did.
Forgoing his usual materials, Kosuke Tsumura decided to knit with cables “ranging from power strips to iPod cables to ethernet cables,” according to Dvice. Featured in the “MODE less CODE” exhibition at the Nanzuka gallery in Shirokane, Tokyo, Kosuke Tsumura’s work is sure to create quite a stir.
Forgoing his usual materials, Kosuke Tsumura decided to knit with cables “ranging from power strips to iPod cables to ethernet cables,” according to Dvice. Featured in the “MODE less CODE” exhibition at the Nanzuka gallery in Shirokane, Tokyo, Kosuke Tsumura’s work is sure to create quite a stir.
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