Proudly supported by Japan Creative Centre (JCC), Embassy of Japan in Singapore, LOY2 Contemporary Art Gallery to present「 Bone Flower 」, a special exhibition by an Architect and Ceramist artist– Yuki Nara, blending traditional Japanese craftsmanship with contemporary art form, starting from May 14th to July 17th. The special exhibition will take place at LOY2 Gallery, located within the arts and heritage district at 36 Armenian St., Singapore.

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This exhibition presents the latest and acclaimed works ‘Bone Flower’ series by Yuki Nara, who combines cutting-edge technology with age-old ceramic traditions. By reinterpreting traditional techniques for ceramics, Nara’s practice traverses diverse realms where he explores the concept of boundaries– physical, conceptual, and cultural.

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Born in 1989, Yuki Nara is a descendant of the Ohi family, a long line of renowned ceramicists whose history dated back to the Edo Period (1603 - 1868). Nara’s grandfather, Ohi Chozaemon X, was declared a ‘Living National Treasure of Japan’. Nara initially distanced himself from ceramic art, it was only after studying Architecture at the Tokyo University of the Arts that Nara took an interest in ceramics. He then transferred his academic knowledge to his new passion, using 3D modelling tools to revolutionize the traditional techniques of Ohi Ware (Ōhi-yaki) into a new form that’s avant-garde, poetic, and architectural.

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Central to Nara’s practice is the concept of duality with the definition of ‘boundaries’ and ‘spaces’. It is in the infinite spaces between ceramics and architecture, digital and analogue, interior and exterior, chaos and order, where he aims to carve his own niche as an artist. Nara’s creation reflect his identity: is a ‘boundary’ something that divides and isolates, or is it a place where two different worlds meet, exchange, and merge? Yuki Nara conveys this duality as both an architect using the latest technologies and a potter, born into a family with over 350 years of ceramic tradition.

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