plantica's Ikebana Installation in the "Prince Room" at Huis Ten Bosch Flower Festival

As a guest artist for the 2015 “Flower Grand Festival” at Huis Ten Bosch (Sasebo, Nagasaki), plantica designed installations across four rooms in the “Palace Huis Ten Bosch.” This report focuses on the spatial design within the “Prince Room.”

Exhibition Theme: Ikebana | Human meets Flowers.
In the “Prince Room,” characterized by its antique European aesthetic, plantica created a contrasting spatial design by introducing traditional Japanese Ikebana. Inspired by the room’s pervasive botanical-patterned wallpaper, the installation sought a dialogue with the space through Ikebana’s distinctive compositional beauty, emphasizing the natural lines and forms of the plants.

plantica’s philosophy behind this Ikebana installation:
“Ikebana begins with an encounter between humans and nature. It is an art of shaping (‘ikeru’) to give form to that encounter. Ikebana is a ‘living sculpture’ created by humans and nature, and together, they are ‘proof of having lived.'”

Exhibition Details:
36 Ikebana arrangements presented in 36 custom acrylic vases.

Supplementary Information:

Flower Grand Festival: A spring festival transforming Huis Ten Bosch into a floral art museum. plantica’s 4-room installation was a key feature.

Period: April 11 (Sat) – April 30 (Thu), 2015 (Event has concluded).

Palace Huis Ten Bosch: A faithful reproduction of a Dutch Royal Palace, housing the Huis Ten Bosch Museum.
Official Website: https://www.huistenbosch.co.jp/enjoy/special/palace_huistenbosch.html

The Prince Room: A classical room with an antique feel, primarily in a refreshing pastel-leaning blue, featuring exquisite botanical wallpaper and a nostalgic atmosphere from large windows.

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plantica 于豪斯登堡「花之大祭典」在“王子之间”呈献花道装置艺术

2015 年春季，plantica 受邀作为客座艺术家，参与了日本长崎县佐世保市“豪斯登堡”主题公园的年度盛事「花之大祭典」。plantica 在园内的「豪斯登堡宫殿」中，为四个不同的房间进行了主题装置艺术设计。本文将介绍其中在“王子之间 (Prince Room)”的空间艺术创作。

展览主题：Ikebana | 人与花的邂逅 (花道 | Human meets Flowers)
在充满欧式古典风情、饰有古董风格家具的“王子之间”，plantica 尝试了一种对比性的空间营造手法，将日本传统花道艺术融入其中。从覆盖整个房间墙壁的精致草木图案壁纸中汲取灵感，plantica 运用花道特有的造型构图，凸显植物本身的线条与形态之美，与房间原有的古典氛围形成了一场视觉与哲思的对话。

plantica 对此次花道装置艺术的理念阐述：
“花道，始于人与自然的邂逅。为将这份邂逅以有形之姿留存，便有了‘造型 (生ける – ikeru)’这一艺术。花道，是人与自然共同创造的‘活的雕塑’，亦是两者‘共同存在过的证明’。”

展品详情:
日式插花作品 36 件，均使用定制亚克力花器。

补充信息:

「花之大祭典」: 豪斯登堡春季的标志性庆典，整个园区化身为花的艺术馆。plantica 在此贡献了宫殿内四个房间的艺术装置。

举办期间: 2015年4月11日(周六) – 4月30日(周四)

豪斯登堡宫殿 (Palace Huis Ten Bosch): 忠实再现荷兰女王宫殿的建筑，内设豪斯登堡美术馆。
官方网站: https://www.huistenbosch.co.jp/enjoy/special/palace_huistenbosch.html

「王子之间 (Prince Room)」: 一间古典风格的房间，以清爽的粉彩蓝色调为基底，饰有古董风格家具。精致的草木图案壁纸覆盖整个墙面，大窗户透入的光线为房间增添了怀旧气息。