Lasting for only a short or limited time rather than forever. Just like a beautiful sandcastle on the beach, Jacob Hashimoto's massive paper-kite installations are temporary spectacles that disappear once the exhibition is over.
The kite as a canvas
Painting in three dimensions
Digital pixels and cosmic maps
Monumental installations
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Master of The paper skies of Jacob Hashimoto
Lasting for only a short or limited time rather than forever. Just like a beautiful sandcastle on the beach, Jacob Hashimoto's massive paper-kite installations are temporary spectacles that disappear once the exhibition is over.
choko Jacob Hashimoto's Giant Arc
Seventy-five thousand paper kites drift into view, A floating cloud hand-built from washi and bamboo.

choko Discover how Jacob Hashimoto uses site-specific storytelling in his art installations with this engaging educational infographic.

choko See the intricate details of Jacob Hashimoto's 'Engineering a floating forest' art installation in this captivating educational image.

choko Play the interactive game inspired by Jacob Hashimoto's monumental installations. Explore paper art and design your own virtual hanging sculptures.
Twenty-five day setup: It took Jacob Hashimoto and a museum crew 25 days of continuous work to hang the 30,000 paper kites for the Gas Giant exhibition in Los Angeles.

A light frame covered with paper, plastic, or cloth, designed to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string. At SFMOMA, Hashimoto suspended seventy-five thousand handcrafted bamboo and paper kites to form a massive cloud canopy.
How long did it take Jacob Hashimoto and the museum crew to install "Gas Giant" at MOCA Los Angeles?
Which 2014 New York installation by Jacob Hashimoto featured a rigid grid of black kites contrasting with white clouds?
What does "site-specific" mean in the context of Jacob Hashimoto's massive installations?
What feeling does the temporary nature of Jacob Hashimoto's grand installations evoke in viewers?
What major engineering challenge must Jacob Hashimoto solve when hanging thousands of kites?
