Space Babies by Japanese artist Shigeki Hayashi
These creepy yet serene ceramic babies are the work
of Japanese artist Shigeki Hayashi, who uses traditional ceramic techniques to create futuristic pieces inspired by Manga and science fiction.
According to Aki Nakanishi revealed in an essay about the artist, the unusual baby motif stems from the 900 AD story “Taketori-Monogatari,” one of the first science fiction narratives in history. In the story, a woodcutter discovers a baby from the moon in a bamboo tree.
Hayashi’s works at times resemble dolls or action figures, and intentionally so. The artist toys with the idea of mass production, giving his work a polished, refined look that makes it appear machine-made, though each piece is sculpted from clay using Japanese ceramic techniques that date back to the 13th century.
According to Aki Nakanishi revealed in an essay about the artist, the unusual baby motif stems from the 900 AD story “Taketori-Monogatari,” one of the first science fiction narratives in history. In the story, a woodcutter discovers a baby from the moon in a bamboo tree.
Hayashi’s works at times resemble dolls or action figures, and intentionally so. The artist toys with the idea of mass production, giving his work a polished, refined look that makes it appear machine-made, though each piece is sculpted from clay using Japanese ceramic techniques that date back to the 13th century.
"The somewhat unusual baby motif, as gallerist Aki Nakanishi revealed in an essay about the artist, stems from the 900 AD story “Taketori-Monogatari,” where a woodcutter discovers a baby from the moon in a bamboo tree — perhaps one of the first science fiction narratives in existence.
Hayashi’s works at times resemble dolls or action figures, and intentionally so. The artist toys with the idea of mass production, giving his work a polished, refined look that makes it appear machine-made, though each piece is sculpted from clay using Japanese ceramic techniques that date back to the 13th century.”
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