{"title":"Umezawa Mana","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn in Tokyo in 1997. \u003cbr\u003eAfter working as a hairdresser, she moved to Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture, inspired by an encounter with clay. \u003cbr\u003eIn 2023, she completed her studies at the Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurrently, as a ceramic artist, she creates a wide range of works from tableware to objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing inspiration from marine life, natural forms, and cell-like aggregates, she uses protrusions, holes, and undulations to create works that evoke a sense of living things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is fascinated by the coexistence of opposites within a single entity, such as beauty and eeriness, strength and fragility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValuing tactile textures and unique forms, her aim is to create works that, while being vessels, also resemble living organisms, stimulating the viewer's senses and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/global.kyoto-nokaze.com\/collections\/umezawa-mana.oembed","provider":"Kyoto nokaze Global","version":"1.0","type":"link"}