Kitamura Junko is a pioneering ceramist whose conceptually daring works extend the medium far beyond traditional rules of functionality. These signature works by the artist, stonewares decorated with painstakingly intricate lacelike patterns, exemplify her production methods. The minuscule concentric dots and geometric indentations suggest snowflakes, celestial constellations, or Japanese textile patterns. Kitamura instills her patterning with what she describes as “both quiet and powerful movement, some [designs] slow and delicate and others fast and bold.”

© Kitamura Junko, photo: Maurice Aeschimann, Geneva