Tomoya Sakai: SPIRIT series, 2023
To leave the memories of mine, others, and times to future generations, I have expressed them with pottery wheel techniques and ceramics. How should I pass over the shapes of our memories far into the future? In the past, they were expressed in religious forms such as “god” and remained for generations. What is the “god” in today’s Japan? It may be seen in the present-day culture of manga, anime, or idols, which has influenced me too. Living in contemporary Japanese culture, which introduces various elements and evolves in its own way, I will create works that can be called “the guardian deity of memory” while incorporating “gods” from ancient and modern times. With the power of pottery, I will convey them to the distant future.
Captions
- SPIRIT series, 2023, installation view
- SPIRIT series KYODORA NO KAMI, 2023, stoneware, glaze, pigment, 40 x 26 x 47 cm
- SPIRIT series ROBOHA NO KAMI, 2023, stoneware, glaze, pigment
- SPIRIT series ABUKA NO KAMI, 2023, stoneware, glaze, pigment, 35 x 27 x 43 cm
- SPIRIT series AKUONI NO KAMI, 2023, stoneware, glaze, pigment, 48 x 41 x 68 cm
- SPIRIT series EBASEM NO KAMI, 2023, stoneware, glaze, pigment, 37 x 34 x 64 cm
- SPIRIT series HITODORA NO KAMI, 2023, stoneware, glaze, pigment, 40 x 30 x 42 cm
- SPIRIT series MIDORA NO KAMI, 2023, stoneware, glaze, pigment, 59 x 38 x 68 cm
- SPIRIT series NABO NO KAMI, 2023, stoneware, glaze, pigment, 31 x 24 x 40 cm
- SPIRIT series NEPOMI NO KAMI, 2023, stoneware, glaze, pigment, 34 x 24 x 46 cm
- SPIRIT series SORATO NO KAMI, 2023, stoneware, glaze, pigment, 44 x 24 x 46 cm
