The raw chapter #2 you owe me is the next chapter after you don‘t have to be a hero. This chapter is a conversation with the ocean. Once again, an entire batch of ceramics was produced, single- red, together with a zine and prints. A fascination with what the ocean reveals — with a quiet, guilty unease. One moment it is there; the next, it is swallowed up again by an incredible yet invisible force. And each time, the scene has changed. We owe the ocean, but the ocean owes us too; this bond will last.
In a similar way, the landscape is unique on each piece of ceramic. The eye loses itself in the drawings, only to discover, again and again, a subtle revealing. The process of appearing and disappearing is also re ected in the nested pieces introduced in this chapter.
The zine and prints were once again created in collaboration with unfolded. All the pictures were taken during production or served as inspiration for the raw chapter #2. These images provide context and a world for the ceramic pieces to inhabit.
«and then i‘d stop wanting to remember, and i‘d forget.»
白河夜船 (Asleep — Banana Yoshimoto)
This ongoing project begins with the raw chapter #1: you don’t have to be a hero, the first of many chapters yet to come. It presents a body of work consisting of slip-cast ceramics — vivid objects in various shapes and sizes — partially glazed and single-fired. Accompanying these pieces is a zine and a series of prints.
Each ceramic piece has its own character. Strangely, they don’t feel much like typical ceramics; instead, they evoke a sensation somewhere between stone and paper. The tactile experience is central to my work, and how the objects feel when touched is always important to me. The unglazed, unpolished surfaces create a friction that may not appeal to everyone, but the imperfection of these pieces is precisely what makes them compelling. They stand their ground, firm in their individuality — they are no heroes … or maybe they are?
Each chapter begins with a single barrel of slip and concludes when the last object is cast. I use single-firing, an old technique that combines bisque firing and glaze firing into one step. This method not only speeds up the process but is also more sustainable, significantly reducing energy consumption. The zine and prints were created in collaboration with unfolded. All the pictures were taken during the production of the raw chapter #1. These images provide context and a world for the ceramic pieces to inhabit.
