Mitsuo Shoji: Transformation / Henka – North Sydney & Chatswood | 20 September – 26 October, 2024

Event Date: September 20, 2024 - 12:00 AM
Event End Date: October 26, 2024 - 12:00 AM
Website: rochfortgallery.com
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Location: 317 Pacific Highway Ground Floor North Sydney NSW 2060 Australia
Dates: Friday 20 September 2024 to Saturday 26 October 2024 (DAILY event)

Morphe. is Aristotle’s term for form. In Aristotle’s Metaphysics there is a duality between hyle as prime matter and morph‘ as that which forms this matter into the sensible things of the world. Latin translation: forma. Hence the word Transformation or Henka in Japanese, is very apt.

Christians believe that God was a clay artist who made a human body from ashes, also like a magician making a female born from the male Eventually everyone became ceramic objects, through fire the body returns to the earth! Yes, perhaps everyone is a ceramist?!

Thus, this show is a mix of the artists old and new work. It shows key points in their journey through this life in Sydney Australia, which is so far from the traditional homeland in Japan.

Events In Sydney acknowledges and respects Aboriginal people as the state’s first people and nations and recognises Aboriginal people as the Traditional Owners and occupants of New South Wales land and water.