Haga Minoru: Buried Pottery, Silver, Flower Vase D

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

Haga learned Mino ware in Gifu, a pottery production area. He then worked at a car factory while also working as a potter, but to concentrate on his creative activities, he opened a studio in 2010 in Sera Town, not far from his hometown of Fuchu City.
His works embody conflicting impressions: a dynamic, inorganic feel that conveys the beauty and harshness of nature, coupled with a slight human softness that adds to the simple forms.

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

"Hakuhaku" (peeled white) is a new endeavor using white glazes, but it involves intentionally peeling off the glaze after application to create a decayed texture.
The price range is accessible, and the simple color tones enhance the food.

"Kurogin" (black silver) is a silver technique that offers glimpses of the rough texture of the clay.
The glare is subdued, creating a work where a metallic texture and the black of the clay harmonize beautifully.

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, who skillfully uses various techniques.

■Size: Diameter 7cm, Height 20cm, Mouth diameter 3.5cm
■Weight: Approx. 570g
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*Since Haga values serendipity in his works, there are significant individual differences.
The photos are generally of the same size, but each piece has different patterns and slight size variations, so please consider them as examples.
Ume-yaki has a stronger random nature than Hakuhaku. Please be aware of this beforehand.

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