Goseki Hiroshi Solo Exhibition -Traces of Artisanship

When I was an apprentice I used to live in Bizen, Okayama, a city well known as the center of the Bizenyaki since Muromachi and Edo era.

In Inbe, there was a place called Minamiogamaato where you could see the remains of ancient kilns and a huge hill consisted of ceramic shards from Edo times.
I would often spent much of the time of my day on the hill, looking at the thousands of old broken pottery pieces.

I was in search for the reflections of old landscapes and the traces of labours and lives of pottery workers hundreds of years ago.

I feel excited when I compare my work as a marathon runner carrying a baton received from the past and passing it on to future generations.
Like a piece of rock or a layer of clay, I hope my work will survive a history of time with someone or somewhere to belong even after nothing is left in this world.

Goseki Hiroshi