Morphe. is Aristotle’s term for form. In Aristotle’s Metaphysics there is a duality between hyle as prime matter and morph‘ as that which forms this matter into the sensible things of the world. Latin translation: forma. Hence the word Transformation or Henka in Japanese, is very apt.
Christians believe that God was a clay artist who made a human body from ashes, also like a magician making a female born from the male Eventually everyone became ceramic objects, through fire the body returns to the earth! Yes, perhaps everyone is a ceramist?!
Thus, this show is a mix of the artists old and new work. It shows key points in their journey through this life in Sydney Australia, which is so far from the traditional homeland in Japan.
