komorebi

「私が一番感銘を受けたのは、光の柔らかさ、あるいは影の中の光でした」
“What struck me most was the softness of the light, or the light of the shadow”.

御招待「影の中の光を求めて」
ジャクリーン・へーレマによるプレゼンテーション
大イチョウの泉山公民館　有田町泉山1丁目14-23
11月23日〜 24日10時〜16時

Invitation ‘Seeking the light of the shadow’
Presentation by Dutch artist Jacqueline Heerema at Big Ginkgo Izumiyama Community Center, 1-14-23 Izumiyama, Arita Town on November 23rd & 24th 10:00 – 16:00

*_{Seeking the light of the shadow, 2024.}*

Dutch artist Jacqueline Heerema came for a 3-months artist-in-residency to Kouraku Kiln in Arita to research the skills of local artisans, the surrounding landscape, and 400-years of shared porcelain history. She found herself inspired and captivated by Oo Ichou, as the locals lovingly call the 1000-year-old Ginkgo tree, and created ultra-thin eggshell porcelain with ginkgo leaves, fruits, nuts, and wood for ash glazing, while also utilizing 3D technology and photography.
The softness of the light, or the light of the shadow is stunning.

fascinations
liquid rock – petrified plant
tactile transparency, translucency of light – shadow – the light of the shadow
when inside – outside seem to touch
parallel ’emptiness’ Japanese porcelain – Japanese garden?

inspirations
Oo Ichou
komorebi or sunlight filtering through the moving leaves of trees
shoji
In Praise of Shadows by Tanizaki (1933)
shakkei or borrowed landscapes
shared spaces

*_{when outside – inside – outside seem to touch, Kouraku, Arita Japan 2024}*

Oo Ichou
| liquid stone x living botanic heritage x 3d technology | new mold ‘botanic mountain’ for casting eggshell porcelain

*_{Oo Ichou leaves}* *_{before they}* *_{meet raw porcelain for the making of a new mold}*

*_{oo ichou: eggshell porcelain (l)- recycled crushed fired porcelain (m) – glazed (r), 2024}*

_{Wow! Oo Ichou, as the locals lovingly call the 1000-year-old Ginkgo tree in their midst, is turning a beautiful autumn yellow now. After 3 months artist-in-residency it is with great pleasure to present ’Seeking the light of the shadow’ this weekend, in the shadow of Oo Ichou. A hommage to a survivor! I feel very honored and proud to present in the 20-tatami room with shoji at Oo Ichou community center. ‘Do your best’ encouraged the 90+ ladies when I first was introduced by Jeremie;}
*_{I can still hear the clapping reward they gave me when they saw the results after 3 months.}*

*_{presentation in 20-tatami room with shoji at Oo Ichou community center}*

local ingredients

*_{Amakusa porcelain rocks, crushed & liquid Amakusa porcelain & ginkgo leaves, wood, fruits & nuts are the ingredients}* *_{for the ultra-thin botanic eggshell porcelain, fired at Kouraku Kiln and two traditional noborigama wood fires.}*

local expertise

Oo Ichou

_{glazing of ginkgo fruits with Amakusa porcelain earth, wood fired at Hatanohara noborigama, ascending kiln near Hasami}*_{, 2024}*

shoji

*_{when inside and outside seem to touch –}* *_{translucent eggshell porcelain with ginkgo ash glazing,}* ₂₀₂₄

breath

gosu

breath of gosu

komorebi

*_{at Kouraku kiln, photo Theo Mahieu, 2024}*

Dutch artist Jacqueline Heerema came for a 3-months artist-in-residency to Kouraku Kiln in Arita to research the skills of local artisans, the surrounding landscape, and 400-years of shared porcelain history. She found herself inspired and captivated by Oo Ichou, as the locals lovingly call the 1000-year-old Ginkgo tree, and created ultra-thin eggshell porcelain with ginkgo leaves, fruits, nuts, and wood for ash glazing, while also utilizing 3D technology. The softness of the light, or the light of the shadow is stunning.

A special thank you for the generous collaboration and hospitality of Kouraku Kiln, the people of Arita who shared their expertise, Jérémie Paré-Julien, Takada-san, Tajima (secret porcelain recipe), Sosuke Fukaumi (breath of gosu), Yamatatsu (mold making), Shimoda-san (3d and CNC at Saga Ceramics Research Lab), Murakami-sensei (archeologist), Hatanohara Noborigama ascending kiln at Hasami (wood fire), Hiryugama ascending kiln at Takekoba Kiln No Mori Park (wood fire), Nishiko and Taichi (preparing ginkgo nuts), Sandhya Byataraya, Sylvia Quah, Mirthe Klück, Bas Kosters, Morgan Betz, Brian Anderson & Jaclyn Mednicov, Marian Jansen & Gary Nagamori, Dirk van Lieshout, Jonmar van Vlijmen, Yvo van Os and the Research Grant provided by Stroom The Hague, Theo & Mare Mahieu.

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