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DAISUKE YANOPHOTOGRAPHER / FILMMAKER

CULTURE / PHOTOGRAPHY / PROJECT

Ikebana Workshop “Arranging the Space Between”

DATE
April 23, 2026
PLACE
Renmyoji Temple|Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
SCOPE
Photography
Event Documentation
Ikebana / Cultural Documentation
Ikebana Workshop “Arranging the Space Between”

ABOUT THE PROJECT

“Arranging the Space Between,” an ikebana workshop, was held at Renmyoji Temple in Kurume, Fukuoka.

I photographed the preparations to welcome participants, the demonstration, and the time spent arranging flowers.

Choosing flowers and arranging the space between, one stem at a time.

Through people’s gestures, the expressions of flowers and plants, and the soft light entering the temple, the photographs capture a passage of time that the finished arrangements alone cannot convey.

SELECTED MEDIA / 7

Ikebana workshop documentation

Renmyoji — Preparing to welcome participants
Renmyoji — Preparing to welcome participantsPHOTOGRAPHY
Renmyoji — Flower shears and plant notes
Renmyoji — Flower shears and plant notesPHOTOGRAPHY
Renmyoji — Adjusting the flowers
Renmyoji — Adjusting the flowersPHOTOGRAPHY
Renmyoji — Cutting a stem
Renmyoji — Cutting a stemPHOTOGRAPHY
Renmyoji — Hands and a stone vessel
Renmyoji — Hands and a stone vesselPHOTOGRAPHY
Renmyoji — Arranging flowers
Renmyoji — Arranging flowersPHOTOGRAPHY
Renmyoji — A participant arranging flowers
Renmyoji — A participant arranging flowersPHOTOGRAPHY

CREDITS

Organized by|Risa Gondo
Photography|Daisuke Yano