MINKA is excited to announce the installation of Michael Kaniecki’s monumental and provocative artwork, *Tsunami Coming*. Using only paper and India ink, Kaniecki, who lives and works in Tacoma, has transformed the upper reaches of MINKA with dynamic flights of imagination captured in a series of undulating pleated sculptures. We invite you to come see for yourself. Our photos don’t do justice to the scale and impact of this art. *Artist Statement * "Inspiration for Tsunami Coming arose out of my concern about the effects of humans on the natural environment. In it I imagine a wave of aggregated environmental damage eventually swallowing up the source (us). I fear for the future of my species and hope we can correct our collective trajectory. But in the meantime, I’ll continue to assert my existence through the powerful counter-movement of embodying vital, energized visual relationships on paper. "This project is the most recent in a series of explorations in which rhythmic and repetitive mark-making leads to the revelation of a larger, subconscious pattern of interwoven graphic relationships. I’ve worked on paper sheets and rolls for some time, employing a grid format as the background structure for receiving a virtual flood of unplanned marks and shapes. With this series, I’ve attempted to explore a continuous composition, spontaneous and responsive, using limited repeated elements from beginning to end. To highlight the unexpected and surprise relationships between elements, I pleated the largest piece of the project — 53 feet long, India ink on paper — thus allowing perspective from multiple viewpoints. "Thank you for viewing. I hope you discover something beautiful in the work." *MINKA Art + Vintage*, 821 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma WA 98402 Open Thurs–Sun 12–5 and by appointment minkatacoma.com