Wave Monolith

This work in Kondo’s iconic Monolith shape is made from marbleised porcelain, with the undulating patterns suggesting the movement of waves. The work has his unique surface finish “silver mist”. As a result, it looks as if it is covered in drops of water. Water is a central theme in Kondo’s work; he uses the changing states of water as a metaphor for the cycle of life

Courtesy of Adrian Sassoon, London

● Type: Sculpture
● Dimensions: 108 H x 28 W x 23 D cm
● Material: Porcelain, overglaze, glass
● Date: 2017

Kondo uses his patented technique gintekisai (‘silver mist’) to apply a surface finish that uses precious metals to create work that appears to be covered in droplets of water.

During his MA Design studies at Edinburgh College of Art, Kondo visited Orkney and was inspired by the totemic power of the Ring of Brodgar’s standing stones, which led to the creation of his Monolith series.

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