Date: March 16th (Monday) - March 31st (Tuesday), 2026
Venue: UNGAPLUS 2nd floor Sannokura
We will be holding a pottery exhibition titled "Slipware on a table" by Toukiya Sóei, a Sapporo, Hokkaido-based pottery shop, in San no Kura, on the second floor of UNGAPLUS.
Toukiya Sóei began working as a ceramic artist in 2021. As he deepened his work, he discovered beauty in the crafts used in everyday life, and was drawn to folk art, which advocated the "beauty of utility," and began creating his works using slipware techniques.
"Slipware" is pottery decorated with a creamy slip and fired, and has been produced around the world, primarily in Europe. This exhibition will introduce slipware with eye-catching flowing lines, such as single-stroke designs, lattice patterns, and triptych designs. The exhibition will also feature square, round, and oval plates, all of which will add color to your everyday dining table.
Mingei, a craft that finds beauty in practical objects and values handicrafts. Attracted by this spirit, Toukiya Sóei creates slipware. Don't miss this opportunity to take a look at their products.
[Pottery shop Soei profile]
In 2021, she began creating art in Sapporo. She gradually became attracted to the philosophy of folk art, and is currently particularly interested in slipware. Her style is not bound by the boundaries of shape, color, or technique, and each piece is decorated with free and unrestrained lines of decorative clay that are born from a natural rhythm. She creates with the hope that her pieces will be simple objects that can be used casually in everyday life and that soothe the soul every time they are picked up.
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