Luminescence 光譜 - Ceramic Art by Akio NIISATO A Solo Show 新里明士陶藝個展 8 - 30.11.2025

SOIL Discover
Oct 31
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in collaboration with Keiko Art International

“My vessels are not mere objects; they are containers for light, where illumination weaves through their forms, revealing a dance of light and ethereal beauty within.”

「我的陶瓷不僅僅是物件；它們是光的容器，光線在小窗中跳躍，內外光影交織，呈現空靈之美。」

I draw deep inspiration from traditional Chinese and Japanese porcelains, exploring the inherent qualities of porcelain clay that have made it cherished through the ages. Eschewing popular surface decorations, I enhance my sleek, modern vessels and sculptural forms solely through the play of light that shines through small glazed "windows" in the translucent surfaces. After throwing the exceptionally thin pieces, I delicately drill patterned openings, allowing light to dance within. During the final firing, my elegant pearl white glaze fills the drilled apertures, bestowing these delicate forms with a luminescence akin to glass.

— Akio Niisato

我深受中國和日本傳統瓷器的影響，並積極探索瓷藝能夠世代流傳的特質。與一般的瓷面裝飾不同，我摒棄了瓷釉，專注於透光的小「窗戶」，這些窗戶是我用手工在薄幼的白瓷壁上「鑽」出不同圖案的小洞，讓光影在其中舞動。最後的燒製過程中，我使用優雅的珍珠白釉來填充這些孔洞，賦予這些精緻作品如琉璃般的效果。

— 新里明士

Meet the Artist 藝術家在廊

Artist: Akio NIISATO 新里明士

Time: 8.11.2025 (Saturday) 2 - 4pm

Venue: The Gallery by SOIL

Shop 102, 1/F, Barrack Block, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong

香港中環荷李活道10號大館營房大樓一樓102店

Language: Japanese/English/Cantonese

This is a Free-of-Charge event 費用全免

Akio NIISATO 新里明士

Born in Chiba, Japan in 1977, Akio NIISATO completed his training at the Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Centre in 2001. In 2012, he was selected as Artist in Residence at the Harvard Ceramic Program and received New Artist Award by MOA Museum of Art in Shizuoka in 2014. He also participated in Artist in Residence in Faenza, Italy in 2018. He received the prestigious Japan Ceramics Society Award in 2020.

His works have been exhibited extensively in overseas countries including Taiwan, Korea, Australia, Italy, UK and US. Prestigious institutions and museums acquired his works including The National Museum of Modern Art, in Tokyo, Japan; Victoria & Albert Museum in London, UK; Musée des arts de L'Asie de la Ville de Paris in France; and Faenza Ceramic Museum in Italy. This is his first solo show in Hong Kong.

新⾥明⼠於1977年出⽣於⽇本千葉巿，2001年在多治⾒市陶磁器意匠研究所完成培訓。他於2012年參與哈佛陶瓷駐地藝術家計劃，2014年獲得靜岡MOA美術館的新藝術家獎。並在2018年成為意⼤利法恩扎的駐地藝術家。2020年取得日本陶瓷恊會大賞。

他積極在海外展出，當中包括台灣、韓國、澳洲、意⼤利、美國以及英國。他的作品更受著名機構及博物館收藏，包括⽇本東京國⽴近代美術館、英國倫敦V&A 博物館、法國Musée des arts de L'Asie Ville de Paris和意⼤利Faenza Ceramic Museum。這是他首次在香港舉行的個展。