Sokyo Lisbon presents its new group exhibition, Vessel or Not?, an intimate gathering of five Japanese ceramists sharing the same space and harmoniously exploring the same material with their different approaches.
Ceramic artworks frequently float in between functional and sculptural concepts. If, on one side, we have objects created to be used with a particular function, on the other we have pieces which value is mostly aesthetic and symbolic. But is there a line that separates both environments? Can an artist work in both universes? Can we find features from both concepts in one artwork? How do we separate one from another? The exhibition features five artists with the purpose of bringing up that duality and inviting the viewer to reflect on this matter.