Taiga Mori
A ceramic artist living in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture. He inherited the kiln from Furai Mori, his grandfather and Bizen ware artist. He aims for creations that reflects the strength of nature of Bizen’s clay and stone using the potter’s wheel and tebineri (hand-building) which is handed down by his grandfather.
- BASED IN
- Bizen, Okayama Prefecture
- WEB SITE
POINT OF VIEW
A creation by Taiga Mori that makes us feel the soil of Bizen and the flames of nature, which looks like it is cut out from nature’s landscape. When place in our hands, we can feel the sincerity of the artist who respects the daily life that he has accumulated over time in this place.
CRAFT ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
- 1974
Born in Inbe, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture
- 2000
After graduating from Bizen Ceramics Center, he inherited the kiln from Furai Mori, his grandfather and Bizen ware artist. Learned ceramic sculpture from Gyokushu Kimura
- 2013
Built Bizen style kiln in France with five Bizen ware artists
Exhibited and lectured at Musée national de la porcelaine Adrien Dubouché in Limoges, France
- 2014
Travelled to the United States with three Bizen ware artists. Held exhibition, kiln-firing instruction, conducted tea ceremony
- 2016
Exhibited Bizen ware audio speaker at Milano Salone in Milan, Italy
- 2017
Exhibition, lecture and tea ceremony at Ceramics Museum Berlin (Tea ceremony exhibition) in Germany
- 2018
Three-person exhibition in China at Tiantai Mountain National Museum, in Hangzhou and in Shanghai
Exhibited at Collect in UK
- 2019
Held exhibitions in Costa Rica, Taiwan and Korea
Started “gallery Kai” through joint management
- 2020
Exhibited at Art Taipei and Art Fair Philippine