Talking Clay: Teruri Yamawaki

We're delighted to host Teruri Yamawaki as the next artist in our Talking Clay series. Teruri is a Japanese ceramic artist based in Kanazawa, currently exhibiting internationally with galleries in Mexico, Switzerland, and beyond - making this a rare opportunity to hear directly from her about her practice and the ideas shaping her work. Teruri is currently inn residence at Throwing Shapes as our Summer Clay City resident. 

📅 Date: Thursday 30th July
🕕 Time: 6.30pm - 7.30pm
📍 Location: Throwing Shapes

Join us for an intimate evening as Teruri shares insights into her creative process, influences, and the ideas shaping her current body of work.

About Artist:
Teruri Yamawaki (b. 1989, Aomori, Japan) is a ceramic sculptor currently based in Kanazawa. She graduated from the Kasama College of Ceramic Art in Ibaraki in 2022, following several formative years living and studying in Indonesia and Portugal. She has since undertaken residencies at Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo and the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, and is currently a Guest Artist-in-Residence at Tainan National Art University in Taiwan. Her intricate, hand-built vessels and figures have been shown at Collect Art Fair (Somerset House, London), Ceramic Brussels, RGR Gallery (Mexico City), and Musee Tomo (Tokyo), among others, with upcoming solo and duo shows planned in Tokyo, Mexico, and Shanghai.

Teruri's practice centres on hand-built, hollow ceramic forms she describes as "containers for the soul" — sculptures whose openings and inner cavities create a threshold between presence and absence. Working through silence and form rather than explanation, she builds pieces that hold stillness while remaining open to what may dwell within.

Tickets are free but we kindly ask you to register to attend.