{"id":1876161,"date":"2026-04-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1876161"},"modified":"2026-04-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:00:00","slug":"a-wooden-canopy-by-kengo-kuma-casts-dappled-light-around-a-copenhagen-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1876161","title":{"rendered":"A Wooden Canopy by Kengo Kuma Casts Dappled Light Around a Copenhagen Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"light streams through a wooden canopy in a large scale installation of wood and brick by Kengo Kuma\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All photos by Jacopo La Forgia, courtesy of Copenhagen Contemporary, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">A Wooden Canopy by Kengo Kuma Casts Dappled Light Around a Copenhagen Museum<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-10T10:03:35-05:00\">April 10, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-design\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/design\/\" rel=\"tag\">Design<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a 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data-postid=\"472690\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/copenhagencontemporary.org\/en\/copenhagencontemporary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copenhagen Contemporary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kkaa.co.jp\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kengo Kuma<\/a> and his team have honed in on the Japanese concept of <em>komorebi<\/em>, which reflects the unique interplay of light and shadow that occurs when the sun filters through the trees. The monumental, site-specific installation \u201cEarth \/ Tree\u201d harnesses this fleeting condition through a suspended canopy of wooden slats.<\/p>\n<p>Curved with a central opening, the diaphonous structure floats above a brick platform and a pile of rubble. These two organic materials bridge Nordic and Japanese cultures, which both value craftsmanship and continuity with the landscape.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-12.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472690\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-12.jpg\" alt=\"light streams through a wooden canopy in a large scale installation of wood and brick by Kengo Kuma\" class=\"wp-image-472697\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/kengo-kuma\/\">Kuma<\/a>\u2014who was recently awarded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/04\/08\/kengo-kuma-national-gallery-wing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the bid to design<\/a> the new National Gallery in London\u2014often focuses on \u201csoft architecture,\u201d a mode of working entwined with the environment and people who engage with the space. \u201cEarth \/ Tree\u201d translates this concept into the Danish museum, where it\u2019s on view through February 21, 2027.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-19.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472690\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-19.jpg\" alt=\"light streams through a wooden canopy in a large scale installation of wood and brick by Kengo Kuma\" class=\"wp-image-472702\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472690\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-4.jpg\" alt=\"light streams through a wooden canopy in a large scale installation of wood and brick by Kengo Kuma\" class=\"wp-image-472691\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472690\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-5.jpg\" alt=\"light streams through a wooden canopy in a large scale installation of wood and brick by Kengo Kuma\" class=\"wp-image-472692\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-14.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472690\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-14.jpg\" alt=\"visitors enjoy an installation in which light streams through a wooden canopy by Kengo Kuma\" class=\"wp-image-472698\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-11.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472690\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-11.jpg\" alt=\"visitors enjoy an installation in which light streams through a wooden canopy by Kengo Kuma\" class=\"wp-image-472696\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472690\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-7.jpg\" alt=\"visitors enjoy an installation in which light streams through a wooden canopy by Kengo Kuma\" class=\"wp-image-472693\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-17.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472690\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-17.jpg\" alt=\"light streams through a wooden canopy in a large scale installation of wood and brick by Kengo Kuma\" class=\"wp-image-472700\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472690\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" 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