Photograph : Gwen Chan
2024 8.8 – 9.1
in Singapore
Blue Flame
Blue is known as a cool colour and red as a warm colour. It is the opposite for fire, blue flame is the hottest, followed by white, yellow, orange, and red. Early this year, during Naoto Ishii’s wood firing, we watched over the flame for three days. The energy and sound of the fire crackling still unfolds in me from time to time. As we cared for the life of the fire, we the humans also bonded and in August I’m blessed to share the works of Naoto Ishii (potter, artist), Sumiko Ishii (kogei designer), Light and Will (japanese basketry) at min.
Naoto Ishii and Sumiko Ishii live in Kyoto countryside where their straw roof house sits nestled amongst trees, creating an inner world where life, work and nature are closely woven together.
Naoto Ishii
A potter artist. He works with a range of clay fired in his self built climbing kiln. Over time his works reflect the depth of who he is. This year marks the 30th year of his climbing kiln and we are pleased to share selected pieces fired this spring.
Sumiko Ishii
A kogei designer (japanese craft designer). She engages in handwork and craftsmanship that is born through the blessings of nature, mindfulness and care of human hands, to give form to things that fall like droplets from within everyday life. There will be a series of beautiful textile works designed and made by Sumiko Ishii.
Light and Will
Travels around Japan in search of basketry that connect the ancient, present and future. Working with various basketry artisan to create a collection of works and documenting the process of making. At this exhibition, there will be baskets made with sawa walnuts, wild grapes, wild cherry blossoms, nemagari bamboos, shell gingers and kubas made by various artisans from Akita, Nagano, Taketomi and Yonaguni.
Photograph : Light and Will
