The sculpture of Guan Yin, a goddess of mercy and compassion, is surrounded by a cloud of 17th-century Chinese porcelain fragments. The figure of Guan Yin is a reoccurring thread throughout Bouke de Vries’s work. Bouke shows compassion towards discarded broken ceramics and instils them with new value, with the image of the goddess of compassion standing at the centre of this.
Detailed Features
● Type: Sculpture
● Material: Porcelain, steel, wood
● Date: 2019
Japan Isao Onishi, from The Ateliers of Wonders series Rinko Kawauchi, Isao Onishi Lacquering
Sonoko Sasaki, from The Ateliers of Wonders series Rinko Kawauchi, Sonoko Sasaki Kimono weaver
Japan Zenzo Fukushima, from The Ateliers of Wonders series Rinko Kawauchi, Zenzo Fukushima Ceramicist
Nigeria Raw Faces Djakou Kassi Nathalie Ceramicist