Art & Expression
Work that reaches beyond jewelry
Akoya Shell Plaster Wall
Pita Pita Haneru
Akashi: The Fluidity of Love
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Project 01
Akoya Shell Plaster Wall
Plaster Wall — The Second Life of Akoya Shells
Look closely at the walls of ANNA DIAMOND Gallery and you will see small fragments catching the light. They are the shells that once raised pearls. As a plaster that regulates humidity, absorbs odour and resists bacteria, what was meant to disappear now fills the space with a new role.
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Project 02
Pita Pita Haneru
Splashing Light — AM 7:00
A glimmer, a soft tapping.
You can hear the gentle sound of shells hopping.
Akoya shells left after the pearls were taken, Kutani clay, and a glaze made from Akoya shells.
In the hands of the artist Yuko Nishikawa, each material was given a new rhythm and a new life.
Project 03
Senga — Akashi: The Fluidity of Love
Line Drawing — Certificate of Love's Fluidity
A diamond made to be displayed, born from a collaboration with the line artist Kaoru Yoshida.
Starting from the words the fluidity of love, silver from urban mining becomes the canvas for delicate line work set with diamonds.
Project 04
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Unravel — Akoya Shell Glaze Series
Unravel the heart. Unravel convention.
We were the first in Japan to develop a glaze made from Akoya shells left after the pearls were taken.
With it we made jewelry trays, sake cups in a generous size, and matcha bowls.
The colour is a pale ice blue, like the sea at dawn. Every piece is one of a kind.
