Based in Kagoshima Prefecture, he is a woodworker who is active in Japan and abroad.Shoji Morinagawill hold an exhibition at Graphpaper in the HIBIYA CENTRAL MARKET.
Morinaga's work dares to expose the traces of wood grain and knots that have been cultivated through the tree's life activities. Therefore, even if the same species of wood is used, each piece will have a different appearance.
The lineup of works in this exhibition makes full use of a technique called wood turning, in which wood is carved and shaped on a wood lathe. The wood is carved out of raw wood, and the cracks and warping that occur during the drying process are what draws the viewer's attention.
You are guaranteed to feel the life of the wood as if the work were breathing. The exhibition opens on Saturday, January 12, so be sure to stop by.
. Mr. Morinaga is scheduled to be at the store on the first day of the event.
Text_Ryotaro Miyazaki
Shoji Morinaga Exhibition
Dates: January 12 (Sat.) - 20 (Sun.)
Venue: HIBIYA CENTRAL MARKET/Graphpaper
Address: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya 3F, 1-1-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03-6205-7894
Shoji Morinaga
. Born in Kagoshima, Japan in 1976. After working as a craftsman for a furniture manufacturer, he started his own atelier "Crate" in 2007. At the same time, he began teaching himself wood turning. Later, he studied under Alma Allen, a leading American artist. Currently, he is presenting his works mainly by wood turning in solo and joint exhibitions in Japan and abroad.
