190mmH x 360mmC (around widest point)
2020
Ceramic pitcher (found), Wood stump, Japanese silk, Indian silk washi, Ramie, Pure flax, Thai cotton, Bhutan silk
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From the 'Tamashii' ('spirit' in Japanese) series, where I attempt to capture the abstract essence of a found object, in the belief that all objects harbour a soul.
What happens to broken objects that lose their functionality, even though they evoke certain sentiments in us? Finding an affinity with objects stuck in the limbo of 'useless' yet 'too precious to throw', I give them a second life by imagining the spirit that lives within them escaping from within; creeping out over the structure as wild nature would envelope a derelict over time.
This pitcher was bought by S in Rakutogama (樂久登窯), a cafe + gallery located in Awaji Island (淡路島) in Hyogo, Japan. Used as a coffee cup, it met its demise when it was hit by a moving cable.
The pitcher had a carefully shaped spout, and perfect vertical lines running down around its pot-belly. Like its sea-green and brown glaze, I felt this one to be a calm, grounded spirit.
The heart silently inhabits the pitcher while the accompanying plants engulf it, pushing their way through cracks and creeping across the surface, reminiscent of those I have observed overtaking urban structures left abandoned.
The wood stump was bought from KITOKURAS, a wood specialist based in Kagawa, Japan.