小島 憲二 陶展「新たなる想い」II / Kenji Kojima Ceramic Exhibition
2025年8月1日（金）〜8月30日（土） / August 1 - 30, 2025
11:00 ～ 18:00 ※最終日は16:00閉廊
定休日：日曜日・月曜日
出展作家 / Artist
小島 憲二 / Kenji Kojima
作家在廊日：8月2日（土）
Artist's Attendance Day：August 2, Sat.
今展、扁壺のシリーズを主体に作品構成に掛かりました。制作を進めていく過程の最終工程で、口を付けていない数点を前にして、口を閉じたら新しい作品が生まれる様な思いになり・・・。
従来の伊賀を焼く土ではなく新しい土を探して、口を閉じ、かわりに窓を開け、李朝の様に白化粧土を施し、少し色化粧をして焼き上げました。何か出来上がったら、家のようなカタチになり*「SUMU」と名付けて作品にしました。荒土の原土の笑み割れがどこかノスタルジックな感じになりました。初めての試みです。伊賀の扁壺、茶盌、酒器等も出品いたします。
*「SUMU」：住む、棲む、栖む
Kenji Kojima Ceramic Exhibition “New Sentiments” II
For this exhibition, I centered my work around a series of henko (flattened vessels). In the final stages of creation, as I stood before several pieces that had yet to be given mouth, I felt a strange sense—that by closing the mouth, a new kind of work might emerge...
Rather than using the traditional Iga clay, I sought out a new type of clay. I sealed the mouth and instead opened windows. I applied white slip reminiscent of Joseon dynasty ceramics and added subtle color accents before firing. As the forms took shape, they began to resemble houses, so I titled the series “SUMU”—a word that conveys the ideas of dwelling, inhabiting, and living.
The natural fissures that appeared in the coarse, unrefined clay during firing—what I call “smiling cracks”—imparted a certain nostalgic feeling to the pieces. This marks my first attempt at such an approach.
In addition to these works, I will also exhibit traditional Iga henko, tea bowls, and sake wares.
Note: “SUMU” encompasses the nuances of the Japanese words 住む, 棲む, and 栖む—all of which convey different aspects of living or dwelling.
