Transcendent creatures belonging to another world, ineffable ghost-like shapes, objects with no boundaries... Mariko Wada’s artworks tell many stories to those who want to listen. The Japanese artisan, based in Denmark since 1998, pushes the material to the extreme, challenging herself and exploring new ways of expressing herself through ceramics. She integrates elements of Japanese and Scandinavian design traditions, while adding something mysterious in the way she responds to the unexpected behaviour of clay. After obtaining a master’s degree at the Design School Kolding, in Denmark, she opened her own studio in 2009.
Mariko Wada