Eatrip, a restaurant, and the little shop of flowers, a florist, are adjoining stores on a parcel of land in Tokyo’s Harajuku district. The owners of these stores—Yuri Nomura and Yukari Iki, respectively—have come together again to open “Clothing, Food, Plant, and Shelter”, an exhibition at Gyre Gallery in Omotesando.

This exhibition is a sequel to “clothing, food & plants” which the pair held two years ago.  From an encounter with thatcher Ikuya Sagara, it depicts the process of rediscovering rice, a plant that had been used in various ways over the history of Japanese dwellings. The exhibition explores the cultivation of a crop that protects life in the form of both food and shelter within the context of Japan’s climate and nature. It will no doubt encourage visitors to consider the past and future of a foodstuff that has helped to sustain human life in multiple ways.

Exhibition: Life is beautiful: Clothing, Food, Plant, and Shelter. “Plants that become homes that protect and food that sustains life”
Dates: September 8 – October 29, 2023
Venue: Gyre Gallery, Gyre 3F, 5-10-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
https://gyre-omotesando.com/artandgallery/life-is-beautiful-2023/