ARTIST PROFILE

Tsumori Hidenori

津守秀憲
[ JAPAN ]

MESSAGE

Using my original technique of mixed firing, in which I combine glass with clay, I create my works while interpreting the expressions and movements that emerge via heat.
With this technique I create my materials by combining glass and clay, and imbue the glass with an organic ceramic quality that differs from its normal transparency.
My works are inspired by the deeply moving and awesome sensation derived from the changes that occur in natural things over a long period of time – for example, the formation of fossils and minerals and the movement of the earth’s crust. Combining glass with clay enables me to physically incorporate these features and the passage of time into my works.
In firing with a kiln, you witness the moment when string-like movements, cracks, and other features appear in the glass due to heat and gravity. After the work cools, this vigorous quality is retained in its form.
By making the most of the element of chance in my materials, I set out to create works that draw out their latent charm by engaging in a dialogue with the pieces as I make them.
In this way, I strive to realize artistic expressions and creations that would never have been possible with glass or ceramic alone.

PROFILE

Tsumori Hidenori [JAPAN]

Born in 1986 in Tokyo.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Glass Program, Department of Ceramic, Glass, and Metal Works, Tama Art University, 2012. Graduated from Toyama Institute of Glass Art in 2014 and completed Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo in 2017.

Recipient of multiple awards including the Silver Medal in Mixed Media at the 2024 Hsinchu City Golden Glass Award (Taiwan), Second Prize at the 5th Triennale of KOGEI in Kanazawa - 2022 KOGEI World Competition (Japan), Grand Prize at The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2019 (Japan), and Silver Prize at the Toyama International Glass Exhibition 2018 (Japan).

His works are held in prestigious collections such as the Victoria and Albert Museum (London), Museum of World War II (USA), The Horvitz Collection (USA), 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa (Japan), Toyama Glass Art Museum (Japan), Notojima Glass Art Museum (Japan), Kyoto City Museum of Art (Japan), among others.

Recent major exhibitions include: TEFAF Maastricht (Netherlands), 2017–2024, “無常 When You Lose Control” at the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft (Denmark), 2024, The Treasure House Fair (London), 2024, The Armory Show (New York), 2021, 2024, “Visionaries: Making Another Perspective” at Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art (Japan), 2023, “Other Worlds: Realms of Wonder and Reality” at Toyama Glass Art Museum (Japan), Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition Hsinchu at Glass Museum of Hsinchu City (Taiwan), “Pure Form: Japanese Sculptural Ceramics” at the Art Gallery of South Australia (Adelaide), 2022

He has participated in numerous exhibitions both in Japan and internationally. Currently based in Tokyo.

PREVIOUS WORKS

  • "Oscillation ’21-1" 2021

  • "Pulse ’25-1" 2025

  • "Remnants Of ’22-4" 2022

  • "Oscillation ’17-4" 2017 photo: Kichiro Okamura

  • 〔SPECIAL EXHIBITION〕""Visionaries: Making Another Perspective” Higashiyama Cube, Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art."

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