“Connection” is the message Chikuunsai Ⅳ tries to convey from his art work. Connection between different lives, between humans, and between people and nature…. His inspiration comes from the heritage of his historic family background. Chikuunsai family is very famous name in the bamboo arts field in JAPAN. It is the only family who has been succeeded since the founding generation and is still continuing till present day. The family history has more than 130 years. Chikuunsai Ⅳ Tanabe was born in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture. As the second son of Chikuunsai III, and studied bamboo craft since his childhood. Even though he studied sculpture at Tokyo University of the Arts, he had a period of distress. Being born into a famous family also made him anguish. Overcoming that time, eventually he realized that bamboo art was his way. He has traditional technic and spirit of his forefathers while developing his own style. His installations are created with the concept “Art that remains in our memories”. The installation created in our gallery is one of a kind of its works in Asia. The theme of this work is called “Beyond Connection”. We are very honored to present you with those Japanese bamboo arts in Asia.