Ayoto Fujiwara
YP
Why ceramics?
AF
As Kazuo Yagi said, the physiology of clay matters. Unlike stone or wood, clay transforms through drying and firing into a new state.
My works often use internal voids and structural supports, like bones and muscles to make visible the forces that resist gravity.
Clay moves from water to fire, from fluid to stone. This transformation follows natural law.
My works often use internal voids and structural supports, like bones and muscles to make visible the forces that resist gravity.
Clay moves from water to fire, from fluid to stone. This transformation follows natural law.
YP
Why the human figure?
AF
I treat the body as a spatial unit—an interface between self and world.
Sculpture allows me to think through interior and exterior, surface and depth, beyond traditional sculptural mass.
Sculpture allows me to think through interior and exterior, surface and depth, beyond traditional sculptural mass.
YP
How do axis, tube, and sphere relate to the body?
AF
These forms are derived from circulatory systems and biological structures.
They also relate to architecture, plants, and even cosmic systems. The body becomes areference for spatial logic.
They also relate to architecture, plants, and even cosmic systems. The body becomes areference for spatial logic.
YP
What does “life space” mean to you?
AF
A living space is not static. lt is a circulation between inside and outside.
Everything, organic or inorganic can be understood as part of a shared structural system.
Everything, organic or inorganic can be understood as part of a shared structural system.
