時器TOKI-Vessels for Eternity 2021

Slip Casting, Mixed Media: SHIGARAKI translucent clay,Leaves, Cicadas, Cicada shells, Flowers, Honeycomb, Bagworm shells, and etc.LED lights

 

I am burning leaves, flowers, insects, and etc. with SHIGARAKI translucent clay. Some of them burn out during firing, some of them
become ash and become glazes. I think the photographs are fixing time in two dimensions, these works are fixing time in three dimensions.

I am making eternal things from ephemeral things by casting to translucent clay. Ceramic does not decay. Ceramics can keep these shape and color
for almost eternal.

  • 時器TOKI series

景器-Vessel for a View  138×138×16㎝ 2019

Mixed Media Clay, Bolt, Nut

Collection of Clayarch Gimhae Museum

I made 8 ceramic pieces and combine it by bolt and nut to circle shape. You can see beautiful view or landscape through my work. I made this concept
work in Gimhae South Korea in 2019. I will continue this concept. I hope will make and install works in over the world. I hope never changing
beautiful and peaceful view or landscape that we can see through my works.

  • 景器-Vessel for a View

響器 HIBIKI-Vessel for Sounds 
H.90×W.480×D.90㎝ 2019

Mixed Media Clay, Bolt, Nut

響器 HIBIKI is vessel for sounds. If make sound or say something into HIBIKI, You can hear echo from HIBIKI. You can talk to someone with a little
voice between the two ends of HIBIKI also. I added concept as a communication between work and visitor.

  • 響器 HIBIKI

輝器KAGAYAKI- Vessel of light 2012
H. 288×W.36×D.36cm  

Mixed Media SHIGARAKI translucent clay,
Acrylic bolt, LED light

*Exhibited Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2012

I am trying approach to contemporary art from ceramic art. We as a potter, make vessels. I am making vessels for invisible or things without shapes
and volume. For example, vessel for sounds, vessel for time, vessel for light or rays.

輝器KAGAYAKI is vessel of lights or rays. I made KAGAYAKI body by translucent clay. I illuminated KAGAYAKI with LED light from inside. I began
making this series after 3.11 2011 FUKUSHIMA. I hope that the light from my works purify the soul of the peoples for requiem.

  • 輝器KAGAYAKI

  • 空 QOO series

  • ARK series

  • Thinking on the wall