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Serial: Auxiliary Lines for Things & People #05: A Pebble as Pottery
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Mai Tsunoo / Design Writer
After graduating from Keio University's Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, she worked at a manufacturing company before becoming an assistant to design engineer Shunji Yamanaka from 2012 to 2016. After spending a year in Scotland, she is now working as a freelancer.
While searching for ways to freely express what needs to be communicated, she writes for media outlets such as "Nikkei Design" and handles the layout and copywriting for exhibitions.
Her major works include the layout for the 70th anniversary exhibition of the University of Tokyo's Institute of Industrial Science "POTENTIALITIES: Exhibition For A Possible Future" (National Art Center, Tokyo, 2018), and text writing for "Insects: Models for Design" (21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, 2019).
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There is a ceramic artist named Kana Ueda. Although she is a ceramic artist, her main works are often things that make one question, “Is this pottery?” They resemble stones, corals, or bones of unknown organisms, possessing an appearance that seems to have existed since time immemorial. At first glance, it is hard to determine the material. She creates pieces that differ from what we typically know as ceramics.
Ueda's solo exhibition is currently taking place at “Green thanks supply” in Kyoshima, Sumida Ward. This shop, owned by Takeshi Ogawa, is located in an old row house and has been selling houseplants and organizing a variety of exhibitions since 2019. Ogawa, who originally worked in interior design, renovated two rooms of the nearly dilapidated row house himself with the help of a local carpenter. The second floor has been opened up, creating a high ceiling where tall trees can comfortably fit, giving the impression of a small botanical garden appearing in the downtown area. Ueda mentioned that she has been exhibiting at this place for about three years.
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