The Cloud Pavilion
雲の幄舎 (kumo no akusha)

2024, acrylic, gold leaf on birch and maple panel, fused glass; overall dimension 15 feet x 24 feet x 6 inches, Seattle, WA

Referencing Japanese screens sumptuously leafed in gold to reflect light, this work conveys histories, hopes, and relationships of both Kimball Elementary students and Beacon Hill residents. The fused glass pieces serve as portals into imagined futures and are by Joby Shimomura, a Kimball graduate.

Local community members selected this artwork through a process managed by the Washington State Arts Commission in partnership with Seattle Public Schools State Art Collection WSAC2023.005

This project was created also with the wise assistance of Mas Kikuchi, Jason Konsella, and Adetola Abatan.