Haga Minoru mass B

These are works by Minoru Haga, who creates pottery in Sera Town, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Haga learned Mino ware in Gifu, a pottery production area, and then worked as a potter while working at an automobile factory. To dedicate himself to creative activities, he opened a studio in Sera Town, close to his hometown of Fuchu City, in 2010.
His works embody two contrasting impressions simultaneously: a dynamic, inorganic impression that evokes the beauty and harshness of nature, alongside a slight human softness that adds to simple forms.

The "ume-yaki" (buried firing) technique is a unique method that involves bisque firing → glaze application and main firing → then burying the pieces in split firewood and refiring them in a wood-fired kiln.
This method has a very high chance of failure, but because it results in pottery with complex expressions, Haga is passionately committed to it.

"Hakuhaku" (peeled white) is a new endeavor using white glazes, incorporating a process of intentionally applying and then peeling off the glaze, deliberately creating a decayed texture.
The price range is accessible, and the simple color tones enhance the food.

"Kurogin" (black silver) is a silver technique where the raw texture of the clay is subtly visible.
The glare is subdued, and it's a work where a metallic texture and the black of the earth are beautifully harmonized.

Haga presents the inherent irreversibility of pottery with extreme sincerity.
What lies there is not a simple contrast of destruction and rebirth, but an attitude of confronting "irretrievability" itself.
We hope you enjoy Haga's diverse techniques.

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*Haga's works greatly vary individually as he values serendipity.
The photos show generally similar sizes, but the patterns and delicate dimensions of each piece differ, so please consider them as illustrative examples.
"Ume-yaki" has a stronger random nature than "Hakuhaku." Please be aware of this in advance.

1983 Born in Fuchu City, Hiroshima Prefecture
2008 Completed Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center, Graduation Project Award
2012 24th Toki City Oribe Day Commemorative Project, 5th Contemporary Tea Ceremony Exhibition, TOKI Oribe Encouragement Award
2013 25th Toki City Oribe Day Commemorative Project, 6th Contemporary Tea Ceremony Exhibition, Selected
2014 Built a wood-fired kiln in Sera Town, Sera District, Hiroshima Prefecture