Residency artists and researchers Sculpture, installation art Mineo Kuroda sculptor Mineo Kuroda (born 1948) is a Japanese sculptor. His purpose for sculpturing is to search for What is the reason for human beings’ existence? and What is I? He makes four types of works (titled What is I?, Homage, Where will human life go to? and Existence) and open air sculpture. WWW.M-KURO.COM “I chose 14 stones for making my stone sculpture (titled Wa – To relate) but we could not move 3 big stones because the soil was too soft, therefore I made a installation work (titledExistence – 99 fire woods) in Saari Residence in 2008.” “I will continue to make Wa – To relate this year and I want to finish this work in November.” Mineo Kuroda worked at the Saari Residence in fall 2008.