shikumi no uchigawa no shikumi 1 MADE BY HAND The Inner Mechanism of Mechanism

The Inner Mechanism of Mechanism series is a work that symbolizes a major turning point for the artist

and came to adorn Japanese craft products

it is an unforgettable encounter as it was the first woodblock print book he ever purchased

showing the artist's outstanding planning ability

After returning to Japan

shikumi no uchigawa no shikumi 1 MADE BY HAND The Inner Mechanism of MechanismThrough tsugite and shiguchi joinery, the boundaries of this box blur, making it a small masterpiece of architecture. Introducing Aya Coizumis masterpiece The Structure Inside the Structure I. A cubic object composed of several separate boxes that are intricately assembledmuch like the traditional Japanese architectural joinery techniques of *tsugite* and *shiguchi*. When the longer sides are slid left and right, the internal components detach and the