“A Woman of Yucatan” by Munehide Hosokawa (Bronze)
The artist was inspired by a relief he saw during a visit to the Mayan ruins in the Yucatan Peninsula. “It represents the sorrow of something vanishing yet continuing to claim its existence.” (Quoted from the Sapporo Sculpture Garden Quick Guide to Appreciating the Sculptures)
“Man and Woman” by Gustav Vigeland (Bronze)
One of five works in the Park by the Norwegian sculptor, also referred to as “Adoration”, the sculpture portrays the intense relationship between the couple.
RESILIENCE
Hokkaido is known as a winter wonderland for up to five months and a paradise garden for the rest of the year. However, the active volcanoes, coastal storms and winter blizzards, are no match to the resilient, patient and determined inhabitants of the island.
“A Guy at Bakkai” by Yoshio Yoshida (Bronze)
This is a portrait of Sapporo-born sculptor, Shin Hongo, a post-WWII peace activist whose works include “Voices of Wadatsumi” (1950), dedicated to the students who died in the war; a wish for world peace. Known as a strong, courageous and resilient man, he was a friend of the artist.
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