Time Lapse Video Shows Bamboo Artist Creating a Massive Installation at The Met Museum

In this short time lapse video from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, see how Japanese bamboo artist Tanabe Chikuunsai IV created a massive bamboo installation for a new exhibition at the museum titled Japanese Bamboo Art: The Abbey Collection.

In conjunction with the exhibition Japanese Bamboo Art: The Abbey Collection, on view June 13, 2017–February 4, 2018, this video features time-lapse photography of bamboo artist Tanabe Chikuunsai IV installing The Gate (Mon) in The Met's Arts of Japan galleries.

via The Met

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