Kyoto-based ceramicist and sculptor Fukami Sueharu interrogates perspective in this piece that attempts to capture the horizon line where the sky meets the sea. Through the 'seihakuji' medium, or blue-white...
Kyoto-based ceramicist and sculptor Fukami Sueharu interrogates perspective in this piece that attempts to capture the horizon line where the sky meets the sea. Through the "seihakuji" medium, or blue-white celadon, color and form overlap to recall the behaviour of waves on a horizon line. The piece recalls the endless view of our oceans, where the boundlessness of the sea is intensified by its lack of linear perspective.
Fukami's perfectionism shines in this piece, wherein the smooth surface leaves no indication- whether that be fingerprints or firing imperfections- from the pottery process. The ceramic surface is cool to the touch, further emphasizing his lack of desire to show his own hand in his work: "Porcelain shows any marks left by the potter's hand and I want to leave the least amount of evidence that my hands ever touched the clay. Instead of the potter's obvious imprint, I want to leave the subtle mark of my heart or spirituality," as he has said.