Ashes and embers - masterpieces of ceramic art by Jan Kollwitz
Exhibition
In his workshop in Cismar, Jan Kollwitz creates timeless ceramics using traditional Japanese production techniques. As a student of Yutaka Nakamura, Kollwitz learned how to work and fire traditional vessels in the pottery town of Echizen. His ceramics show the unmistakable ash glazes that are only created in wood firing and are typical of the traditional Japanese single-chamber kilns (anagama).
Jan Kollwitz is a great-grandson of the sculptor Käthe Kollwitz and one of the few ceramic artists in Germany to build a bridge between European ceramic art and Far Eastern art, transculturally and using authentic firing techniques.
Kintsugi - beauty from shards
workshop
Broken ceramics are held in special esteem in Japan when they are artistically restored using the elaborate technique of urushi lacquer and gold powder. As a symbol of transience and new beginnings, the Kintsugi technique is universal and timeless. In the workshop with the artist Masami Takeuchi, the aesthetics of Kintsugi will be conveyed with the help of substitute materials that can be processed quickly. You can bring your own pieces for restoration.
Limited number of participants. Free participation only possible by appointment at the museum ticket office on 0211 89 94 210.
Japanese painting on kami-ōgi (folding fan)
Workshop
The understanding of nature influenced by Zen Buddhism and plant symbolism play an important role as motifs in arts and crafts in Japan. In this workshop, kami-ōgi (folding fans) with springtime motifs such as sakura (cherry blossoms) will be created under the expert guidance of artist Naomi Akimoto.