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Deepening Peace - Nakusp, British Columbia

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Deepening Peace is placed on the Waterfront Walkway overlooking Arrow Lakes.

Deepening Peace by talented artist Toru Fujibeyaski is the newest placement in the area. The sculpture overlooks the beautiful Arrow Lakes. This is the second sculpture we have located of his. Even before reading the plaque, Mr. Fujibeyaski's work is recognizable and greatly appreciated.
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Toru Fujibayashi

“When I first got here, lots of people had never even seen sculpture,” says Toru Fujibayashi, who makes abstract pieces in onyx, marble, and chalkstone, among other materials.

Down at the waterfront, the last few rays of setting sun are catching the profile of one of his latest works, a stark white sculpture called Deepening Peace. Up close, its gentle curves belie the hardness of the stone. “It’s my way of working through my experiences here,” he explains. Fujibayashi and his family were placed in a Japanese internment camp in the Slocan Valley during the Second World War. After working abroad for some time, however, he was drawn back to this corner of the Kootenays. “The physical beauty and presence of this place is hard to turn your back on,” he says.
Source: British Columbia Magazine