Shiro Tsujimura’s Exploded Forms

Shiro Tsujimura’s Exploded Forms

When ceramist Shiro Tsujimura is asked about the type of work he makes, he says he has never been able to provide a satisfying answer. “I can talk about clay and kiln firing in any way I like, but what is it that I am looking for every day when I knead the clay, sift the ashes, and chop the wood?” he writes. “Answering this question with words and sentences seems to me much harder than making a teabowl.” As an artist and former monk, Tsujimura t…