Serial recycling artist Hiroshi Fuji brings his eco-friendly art to 3331 Arts Chiyoda where he created a large-scale installation using over 50,000 old toys leftover from his toy exchange program. Based on specifications like size and color, Fuji created dinosaurs, flying birds, mountains and walk-ways, filling the entire main gallery with colorful remnants of our childhood.
But the exhibition, which just closed last weekend, wasn’t all fun and games. Despite being made from colorful toys, the installation, at its core, was a heaping mound of discarded trash. It was a poignant reminder of the disposable nature of modern toys and how quickly we outgrow and discard them.