![Photograph of a person shoveling with a large fire next to them.](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_1600,h_1600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/westwoodgallery/images/view/8ccac0164c76fea1c0ad16b4fb649571j/westwoodgallerynyc-nobuho-nagasawa-navel-of-the-earth-1985.jpg)
![Photo of the land after the fire](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_1600,h_1600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/westwoodgallery/images/view/8d95dcd1ce1440f12e7e2e4e2a51e8d3j/westwoodgallerynyc-nobuho-nagasawa-navel-of-the-earth-1985.jpg)
![Photo of a small bonfire outside in the winter](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_1600,h_1600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/westwoodgallery/images/view/ba72494684a4a645d833932a2dc5897fj/westwoodgallerynyc-nobuho-nagasawa-navel-of-the-earth-1985.jpg)
![Photo of scattered pieces of wood covered in snow with a person in the centr](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_1600,h_1600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/westwoodgallery/images/view/b0df222b0f58133838a66b7f9fe3755cj/westwoodgallerynyc-nobuho-nagasawa-navel-of-the-earth-1985.jpg)
![Scattered wood in blue light](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_1600,h_1600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/westwoodgallery/images/view/1a0d091efdc914d03c4893f08a865e27j/westwoodgallerynyc-nobuho-nagasawa-navel-of-the-earth-1985.jpg)
Nobuho Nagasawa Japanese, b. 1959
Navel of the Earth, 1985
earth, fire
11 x 43 x 46 feet
335.3 x 1310.6 x 1402.1 cm
335.3 x 1310.6 x 1402.1 cm
Artwork © Nobuho Nagasawa