Koji Ando

I blow into the glass, giving it shape. I apply heat to the shape that remains. The shape that is created transforms through melting, and wavers as it appears from the kiln. The shape continues to change with each cycle, and the boundary of being created becomes unclear. The shape made by my hands loses its outline as it melts, and disappears into the material as a structure. My action becomes a trace of the material; it feels as if the autonomy of the form transfers from me to the material. And observing the final shape that appears, I meditate on what brought it into beig.

Born in Ibaraki in 1995.

Graduated from the Department of Ceramic, Glass, and Metal Works at Tama Art University in 2018, and began working at Azumino Glass Studio. Since 2023, Ando has been creating his work at the Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo. He employs techniques such as glass blowing, casting and polishing in his creative process, as well as applying powdered glass mixed with clay onto the surface of the glass.

Group Exhibitions

2024 “Rabbit, Dragon, Mountain Exhibition” Takashimaya (Kyoto, Osaka)

2025 “The possibilities of Glass” atelier & gallery creava (Isikawa)