3D Impressionism Meets Environmentalism
July 1 – September 30, 2026
Enter a world where discarded objects become soaring animals, rushing waves, and sculptures that seem to move before your eyes. SAYAKA GANZ: RECLAIMED CREATIONS invites visitors to experience art from every angle—up close, where thousands of individual plastic objects reveal themselves, and from afar, where they transform into fluid forms bursting with motion, color, and life.
On view at OMSI from July 1 through September 30, this stunning installation features eighteen of internationally acclaimed artist Sayaka Ganz’s large-scale sculptures created entirely from reclaimed materials, including plastic utensils, baskets, toys, and other everyday objects. As visitors explore the installation, perspectives shift and hidden details emerge, turning ordinary items into something unexpectedly powerful and beautiful.
Ganz describes her work as “3D impressionism,” layering objects much like brushstrokes in a painting to create the illusion of movement and energy. Horses appear to gallop through space. Schools of fish swirl overhead. Every sculpture rewards curiosity, inviting guests to pause, look closer, and reconsider the relationship between waste, beauty, and the natural world.
Equal parts artistic creativity, environmental reflection, and the transformative power of perspective, SAYAKA GANZ: RECLAIMED CREATIONS offers a captivating experience for visitors of all ages.
Sayaka Ganz, Sculptor and Creator of SAYAKA GANZ: RECLAIMED CREATIONS
Born in Yokohama, Japan and raised across Japan, Brazil, and Hong Kong, Sayaka’s global roots and Japanese cultural values inspire her to create works that reflect harmony, reverence, and renewal. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Indiana University Bloomington and a Master of Fine Arts in 3D Studies from Bowling Green State University.
Her acclaimed traveling exhibition, “Sayaka Ganz – Reclaimed Creations,” has toured 21 venues across the United States since 2017, with exhibitions continuing through 2027. Her large-scale works and commissions can be found around the world, including permanent installations in London, Tokyo, Qatar, the Isle of Man, and across the U.S.—most recently a monumental 13-foot sculpture of Shawnee Chief Bluejacket in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Emergence
Explorers
Fogo
Travelers
Mariner
Uta
SAYAKA GANZ: RECLAIMED CREATIONS, Produced by David J. Wagner, L.L.C., David J. Wagner, Ph.D., Curator/Tour Director, davidjwagnerllc.com.