Shaping the Immaterial ft. Mizuta Norihisa
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Death is the anchor to existence,
underlining all endeavours in thick, black ink.
Both the stimulus and the obstruction;
there couldn’t be a better companion.
In this small window of chaos, only so much can be said,
but my messages won’t be whispers.
Until I throw my last stone in the cavern of time,
I trust my echo will be heard.
Bound by nature’s constraints, I answer my calling,
for I am no god, but I must create.
Encountering Mizuta’s work for the first time, I felt a peculiar emotion. Birth, life and death — depicted in their rawest forms yet so beautifully, left my spirit in a comforting silence.
This experience led me to reflect on the concept of creation itself. Immersed in Mizuta’s atelier, I felt compelled to express a reminder: all creation is an ode to existence — a response to the natural impulse to leave one’s mark.
Mizuta begins by carefully collecting materials, such as driftwood along the shore. While inspecting the shape of each piece, images of living creatures and organic shapes emerge in his mind. Using various tools, techniques and mediums such as wood, steel, glass and stone, Mizuta enhances the material’s natural essence in his unique style; an honest form of creation.
underlining all endeavours in thick, black ink.
Both the stimulus and the obstruction;
there couldn’t be a better companion.
In this small window of chaos, only so much can be said,
but my messages won’t be whispers.
Until I throw my last stone in the cavern of time,
I trust my echo will be heard.
Bound by nature’s constraints, I answer my calling,
for I am no god, but I must create.
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Encountering Mizuta’s work for the first time, I felt a peculiar emotion. Birth, life and death — depicted in their rawest forms yet so beautifully, left my spirit in a comforting silence.
This experience led me to reflect on the concept of creation itself. Immersed in Mizuta’s atelier, I felt compelled to express a reminder: all creation is an ode to existence — a response to the natural impulse to leave one’s mark.
Mizuta begins by carefully collecting materials, such as driftwood along the shore. While inspecting the shape of each piece, images of living creatures and organic shapes emerge in his mind. Using various tools, techniques and mediums such as wood, steel, glass and stone, Mizuta enhances the material’s natural essence in his unique style; an honest form of creation.