Artist
Sago Michiko
Tokoshie. 2019. Porcelain. H. 60, W. 45, D. 45 cm.
Wodamaki. 2020. Porcelain. H. 39, W. 39, D. 18 cm.
Kaeru. 2020. Porcelain. H. 45, W. 84, D. 25 cm.
Photo: Ikeda Hiraku.
Photo: Eiji Ina.
Photo: Eiji Ina.
Countless white spheres spread out like primitive life forms. They slowly reproduce, filling the space like new organisms. Upon closer inspection, the spheres reveal fine surface depictions reminiscent of moss or seaweed—expressions of organic life as seen through Sago’s eyes. For this exhibition, she has created an outdoor installation that shifts ceaselessly, reflecting changes in the weather and environment. The installation site is Natadera Temple’s beautiful Ryubien garden, designed by renowned landscaper Kinsaku Nakane, who also created the Adachi Museum of Art’s famous garden.
Profile
Sago Michiko
Born in 1984. Sago received her Ph.D. from Kanazawa College of Art in 2019. Since 2016, she has been studying the overgraze technique at the Ishikawa Kutaniyaki Technical Training Institute and has gradually incorporated this technique into her work since then. She creates works that seem to be ikimono, based on her own interpretation of life and materiality as sustainable and changing entities. In recent years, she engages in her work to understand what a vessel means to her.