Kristian Haggblom has some quirky ideas. Like the notion that an estimated 29,000 Lego building blocks are currently floating on the oceans of the world. I don't know where the Australian artist dug up this weird statistic, but he mentioned it twice in the course of our conversation last week. Haggblom is also interested in eclectic French philosopher Michel Foucault. And symmetry.
Actually, Haggblom is more than interested in symmetry; these days he is "obsessed" with symmetry, which is the theme of his current exhibition at Gallery K on Tokyo's Ginza Strip.
Before you go jumping to the conclusion that Haggblom is a space cadet, let me assure you that he is one of the most practical and down-to-earth conceptual artists I have ever met.