RizzutoGallery is pleased to present Packed Space under the Moon, Japanese artist Ayaka Terajima’s first solo exhibition in Düsseldorf.Her practice, centred primarily on unglazed ceramic sculpture, brings together an archaic Japanese imaginary and the contemporary culture of consumption, exploring the relationship between tradition, matter and transformation.
Born in 1987 in Aichi, a region of central Japan renowned for its longstanding ceramic tradition, Ayaka Terajima trained between Tokyo and Munich, where she currently lives and works.In her works, discarded plastic objects and packaging become moulds and matrices for the creation of unglazed ceramic sculptures that appear as remnants of ancient civilisations, mysterious artefacts, anthropomorphic creatures from a future world or idols from unknown cultures. Her use of recycled clay and her decision to leave the porous surfaces uncovered, without the glossy coating of glaze, are among the most distinctive features of her sculptural practice.