Azuma Makoto, the pioneer of the project to send trees into space

Azuma Makoto is a Japanese artist born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1976. Most of his work revolves around floral art, especially sculptures and plant installations. Early in life his dream was to become a musician, for that reason Makoto moved to Tokyo. It was there, to earn money, that he began working at a florist shop. This fact completely changed his life because it was there that he discovered the beauty of flowers and the similarities between them and music. Starting in 2002, this Japanese artist started to innovate with the installations and sculptures he made, becoming a pioneer in the field and achieving a lot of popularity on the level. international. When you ask Makoto about his artistic methods, he will definitely start talking about scissors. Makoto believes that if you want to achieve anything great, you must have tools you can trust. For him, being able to accurately cut flowers is one of the secrets to creating his works of art.