{"title":"Kazunori Hamana","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorking from his farm in the Shiga prefecture, Hamana explores the relationship between his vessels and the surroundings in which they are made. Hamana utilises locally sourced clay and traditional techniques as he references the Japanese tsubo — a functional jar used to store and process crops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhilst Hamana’s distinctive mark-making displays his own presence as the artist, he counteracts this by leaving the works outdoors, inviting the influence of the elements. The patina that naturally occurs reaffirms the tsubos’ inherent relationship to nature, and reinforces Hamana’s own kinship with his working landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlue Mountain School has held two exhibitions by Hamana: in 2019—the first exhibition of his work in the UK, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bluemountain.school\/blue-projects\/kazunori-hamana\/\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e—and again in 2023, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bluemountain.school\/blue-projects\/kazunori-hamana-tsubos\/\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHamana’s works are available exclusively at Blue Mountain School in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"new-kazunori-hamana-tsubo-circles-ii","title":"Kazunori Hamana Tsubo: Circles II","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKazunori Hamana\u003cbr\u003eTsubo: Circles II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHamana began collecting tsubos – traditional Japanese vessels used by farmers to store and process crops – long before he would lend his own hand to the Japanese ceramic tradition. Something beyond their workaday purpose attracted Hamana, seeing in them human-like qualities as he began sculpting them at a local community centre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Their shapes are formed to contain something, in the same way humans contain something. But you cannot know what is inside from looking only outside.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorking from his farm in Japan’s Shiga prefecture and using locally sourced clay with traditional techniques, Hamana references the functionality of Japanese ‘tsubo' vessels with his own distinctive mark-making methods. 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