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Tsujimura’s sculptural vases originate from the raw soil around his home and studio, in the outskirts of Nara, Japan. “The clay I collect in nature is exceptionally rough and does not stretch. It’s viscous and easily degraded. It’s too easily damaged by fire yet too resistant to it. A clay with such ‘drawbacks’ is also a clay with character. Accordingly, unique pottery can be made from unique clay, even if mistakes can occur in the process.”

Tsujimura’s approach to ceramics is linked to his training as a monk and his radical independence. Instead of following typical Japanese tea ceramicist …