Nest (2026), Ruinart Art Lounge, Hall 1 Unlimited – Art Basel, Basel – ph. LIEB.ICH Productions, Courtesy Maison Ruinart
As part of Maison Ruinart’s Conversations with Nature, Kawamata presented the site-specific installation Nest at the Ruinart Art Lounge at Hall 1 Unlimited – Art Basel 2026.
Courtesy Maison Ruinart
Conceived for Art Basel, this site-specific installation revisits Kawamata’s recurring theme of shelter through cocoon-shaped structure that envelops the viewer in the warm scent of wood. Immersed in the stillness of a forest, the work awakens our imagination, before realising we have stepped into the intimacy of a nest. In that shift of scale, we are no longer mere observers, but dwellers within the natural world.
