2024 / STRANGE POWER / COMMUNE GALLERY/ TOKYO

"Strange Power" by Jessica Hans and Hotta Yukari

Hans is a Utah-based artist who creates sculptural vases and objects using a variety of materials, including ceramic. During the summers, she works as a forest firefighter for the U.S. Forest Service. Her work in firefighting plays an important role in her creative sensibility, and she draws inspiration from vibrant colors and her interactions with nature to create her work.

Meanwhile, Copenhagen-based artist Hotta has a deep respect for the beauty of materials and the craftsmanship of handicrafts, and creates works inspired by the static and dynamic forms of all living things in nature, particularly the human body. She sees and expresses her works as organic "living things" that influence and coexist with one another.

It's the season of fresh greenery, full of vitality as plants sprout, trees sprout leaves, and flowers bloom. Jessica Hans and Hotta Yukari continue to absorb, resonate with, and explore the power of all living things. We hope you will enjoy this exhibition, which captures a glimpse of the unknown power that overflows from these two artists.