Sogetsu, the Eternal Future of Ikebana?
This school of flower arranging, founded in the early 20th century, encourages students to escape the formal nature of this traditional art.
© Minh Häusler
Does the future of ikebana, the traditional Japanese art dedicated to flower arrangement, lie in afloral arrangements? In de-organising? Or in trans-vegetalism? This is what the dynamism of Sogetsu, the Tokyo-based school founded in 1927 by Sofu Teshigahara, would lead us to believe.
Since its creation, the master and his descendants have been striving to breathe new life into this traditional skill. The creations of qualified photographer and former student of the Teshigahara family, Minh Häusler, also open up new horizons. With Sogetsu, formalism seems to be fading to make way for a pleasant sense of melancholy, one that grows with age.
More information on the Sogetsu ikebana school can be found on its website.
© Minh Häusler
© Minh Häusler
© Minh Häusler
© Minh Häusler
© Minh Häusler
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