Current Exhibition
As the Clouds Rise — Touch Ceramics 8th Anniversary Tea Vessel Exhibition
07.07.2026 - 30.07.2026
Exhibition Statement
Eight years on, we have learned to sit down and watch the clouds.
Since planting our roots at Tai Kwun eight years ago, Touch Ceramics has hosted countless tea ceremonies and workshops. Over time, we have evolved from seeking answers to embracing curiosity—learning to return the questions to you. The deeper we delve into tea and ceramics, the more we understand that a vessel’s character is not defined by a fixed purpose. Its lines, glaze, and firing marks are a complete language, waiting for you to listen in your own way.
This July, we bring together five distinct artists for 'As the Clouds Rise,' an exhibition showcasing their works side by side:
Takaya Fukuoka’s background in architecture grants him a unique spatial perspective. By working with both delicate glazes and clay, his pieces possess sharp, light lines that allow light to dance across the vessel walls, creating subtle changes of penetration and refraction—making the object itself a tangible landscape.
Kazanori Ohnaka, a master of Japanese iron glaze, creates works that are rustic yet lightweight. His surfaces carry a metallic, matte, and mottled texture. That dark, restrained tone gives the vessels a quiet sense of presence, as if time has left a thin layer of breath upon their surfaces.
George Nakamura’s renowned for his white-emerald crystalline glaze. He draws inspiration from the colors of nature, with surfaces echoing of frost, moss, or the light mist of distant mountains. Each piece’s crystalline pattern is unique; gazing at them is like staring at a sky that never repeats itself.
Lin Zhi bin, with his training in sculpture, allows his teapots to break free from conventional forms. He kneads the textures of rocks, the curves of flowing water, and the edges of clouds into the body of the pot, giving the objects an organic sense of growth. Holding them feels less like holding a teapot, and more like holding a line of nature itself.
Lau Yat-wai, a local Hong Kong creator, has had his work selected for international awards and has honed his skills at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Japan. His teaware maintain a balance between contemporary vocabulary and practical function; his lines are both minimalist and rich, filled with details where every curve is precisely calculated.
These five artists bring distinct voices to their craft through unique materials and techniques. We offer no 'manual' for these pieces; eight years have taught us that the true encounter begins only when you hold the teaware yourself. As Wang Wei wrote, 'I walk to where the water ends, and sit to watch as the clouds rise.' Tea and teaware share this same spirit: there is no standard route, only the present moment.
Join us this July at Tai Kwun. We invite you to sit, explore, and let your own palate decide which pot belongs to which tea."
