TAIGA MORI
I always want to be a traveling potter.
I like to go somewhere.
Through creating Bizen ware, I like myself changing the way to make, reviewing the way Bizen ware should be, and changing my perspective to a new one.
It is also a “trip”, isn't it?
Feeling the gradual changes in the world every day, I am walking to lead my life so that I can leave my journey footprints of my own as the one living in the present age.
PROFILE
History
1974
Born at Inbe in Bizen city, Okayama prefecture
2000
Completed the course at Ceramic Center. Taken over the grandfather’s kiln (Name: Fuurai), and learned pottery and sculpture from Gyokusyu Kimura
2001
First solo exhibition at Toumidori in Tokyo
Okayama Tenmaya Exhibition, Matsuya Ginza Exhibition (8 times), Kobe Daimaru Exhibition (3 times), Hakata Daimaru Exhibition (twice)
2008
Created an extremely small portable kiln that rides on a light truck
2013
Travel in France for making kiln
Exhibition, and lecture at Category:Musée national de la porcelaine Adrien Dubouché in Paris
2014
Travel across America for pottery study and international exchange
Group Exhibition at Urasenke New York Branch
2016
Exhibition “Bizen-Yaki Speaker” at Milan Furniture Fair
2017
Exhibition and lecture at Ceramics Museum Berlin, Tea Ceremony Exhibition
International group exhibition at Tiantai Mountain National Museum in China with 2 pottery artists
2018
Exhibition at Collect in England, and Vietnam
2019
Exhibition in Costa Rica, Taiwan, Korea, and Tokyo
Started GalleryKai (Inbe, 1506-1) by joint managements
2020
Exhibiting at ONE ART Taipei2020・
ART FAIR PHILIPPINES 2020・
ART NAGOYA
Travel History
Find time and go on a journey. Nepal, Bhutan, Turkey, Thai, and Germany. (1 Exhibition), France (3 Exhibitions), China (4 Exhibitions), Cambodia, and Vietnam (1Exhibition)
Costa Rica (1Exhibition), Korea (1 exhibition), Taiwan (4 exhibitions), Mexico and so on.
Artist-in-residence program
France (2013), Suzu city in Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan (2018), and Onggi Museum at Jeju city in Korea (2019)
Awards
2003
Rookie of the year at Art-Mirai International Open Exhibition
2011
Tanabe Museum of Art "Chanoyu Modeling Exhibition", selected
Pola Foundation for the promotion of traditional Japanese Culture, at Ceramic Art Foundation Exhibition, selected
Japan Kogei Association Chugoku branch Exhibition (2009～2010), selected
Okayama Art Exhibition (2009～2010), selected
