Event
Date:2022.07.08 (fri.) – 07.31 (sun.)
Hours:12:00-18:00 on fri., sat., & sun.
appointments are available on weekdays
Closed: Monday ~ Thursday weekday appointments are available
Admission: free
http://en-arts.com/en2/portfolios/ion-fukazawa-en/
Venue
eN arts
http://en-arts.com/en2/
Access:Maruyama Park, Gionmachi Kitagawa, Higashiyama-ku,
Kyoto, 605-0073, Japan
Tel: 075-525-2355
Overview
My work is an exploration of the vase form. Using ceramics and experimental making processes, I test the physical boundaries of the form itself and attempt to expand the idea of ‘vase-ness’ to aspects of civilization. When working with the natural material of clay, I often wonder to what extend is the process of making natural or artificial? A similar question arises when observing coastal cliff erosion: is this process accelerated by our consumption of the environment? To what degree is it artificial? Throughout my practice I work within these ambiguous boundaries. These ideas are expressed materially through the form of the vase and the rock-like texture of the clay offering the illusion of being shaped by natural elements. As though dissolved and shaped by natural elements, the forms suggest coastal erosion, and question the degree of the clay’s natural movement and my intervention as a ceramicist.
Ion Fukazawa
