{"title":"Junko Mori","description":"\u003cp\u003eMae Junko Mori (g. 1974, Yokohama, Japan) yn gerflunydd a gweithiwr metel sy’n byw ar Benrhyn Llŷn yng Ngogledd Cymru. Mae ei gwaith yn archwilio effaith weledol a strwythurol ffurfiau a adeiladwyd o lawer o gydrannau bach, gan dynnu ysbrydoliaeth o batrymau twf a thrawsnewid a welir yn y byd naturiol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAstudiodd Mori Ddylunio Diwydiannol, Mewnol a Chrefft ym Mhrifysgol Gelf Musashino yn Tokyo, gan arbenigo mewn gwaith metel a graddio gyda BA yn 1997. Yn ddiweddarach symudodd i Lundain i astudio Gwaith Arian a Metel yng Ngholeg Celfyddydau Camberwell, gan gwblhau ail BA yn 2000. Mae ei hamlygiad cynnar i draddodiadau diwylliannol Japan a’i diddordeb mewn strwythurau naturiol microsgopig yn parhau i lywio ei harfer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGan weithio’n bennaf gyda dur ac arian, mae Mori yn adeiladu cerfluniau o gannoedd neu filoedd o elfennau unigol wedi’u ffugio. Mae pob uned yn cael ei tharo â llaw a’i weldio, gan ganiatáu i ffurfiau esblygu’n reddfol yn hytrach nag o ddyluniadau rhagbenderfynedig. Mae’n cymharu’r broses hon â rhaniad celloedd, lle mae ailadrodd ac amrywiad cynnil yn cronni i greu strwythurau cymhleth, gan ymgorffori’r hyn y mae’n ei alw’n “harddwch anreolus” wrth galon ei gwaith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCafodd Mori ei rhestru ar y rhestr fer ar gyfer Gwobr Celfyddydau Cymhwysol Jerwood (2005) ac roedd yn derfynolwr ar gyfer Gwobr Grefft Sefydliad LOEWE (2019). Mae ei gwaith wedi’i arddangos yn eang, gan gynnwys arddangosfa unigol yn Amgueddfa Holburne, Caerfaddon (2013), a chomisiwn ar gyfer The Silver Trust yn 10 Stryd Downing. Cedwir ei cherfluniau mewn casgliadau ledled y byd, gan gynnwys yr Amgueddfa Brydeinig, Amgueddfa Victoria ac Albert, Oriel Gelf Manceinion, ac Amgueddfa Gelf Honolulu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\/\/\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eJunko Mori (b. 1974, Yokohama, Japan) is a sculptor and metalworker based on the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales. Her work explores the visual and structural impact of forms built from many small components, drawing inspiration from patterns of growth and transformation observed in the natural world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eMori studied Industrial, Interior and Craft Design at Musashino Art University in Tokyo, specialising in metalwork and graduating with a BA in 1997. She later moved to London to study Silversmithing and Metalwork at Camberwell College of Arts, completing a second BA in 2000. Early exposure to Japanese cultural traditions and a fascination with microscopic natural structures continue to inform her practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWorking primarily with steel and silver, Mori constructs sculptures from hundreds or thousands of individually forged elements. Each unit is hand-hammered and welded, allowing forms to evolve intuitively rather than from predetermined designs. She likens this process to cell division, where repetition and subtle variation accumulate into complex structures, embodying what she calls the “uncontrollable beauty” at the core of her work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eMori was shortlisted for the Jerwood Applied Arts Prize (2005) and a finalist for the LOEWE Foundation Craft Prize (2019). Her work has been widely exhibited, including a solo show at the Holburne Museum, Bath (2013), and commissioned for The Silver Trust at 10 Downing Street. Her sculptures are held in collections worldwide, including the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Manchester Art Gallery, and the Honolulu Museum of Art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"darn-wal-coesyn-wall-hanging-stem","title":"Coesyn \/ Stem","description":"\u003cp\u003eWeiren gopr \/ Copper wire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100 x 100 x 20cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDechreuais gyda lluniad a ysbrydolwyd gan drawsdoriad coesyn coeden fach a welwyd o dan ficrosgop. Roedd y cylchoedd yn debyg i ben boncyff coeden ffawydd a adawyd yn y goedwig wrth ymyl yr oriel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaeth fy nhîm o wneuthurwyr at ei gilydd a chreu miloedd o betalau bach, gan eu cydosod yn raddol i goffáu’r goeden brydferth hon. Rwy’n trysori’r eiliadau hyn o lawenydd — cymuned yn dod at ei gilydd i greu un darn o gelf, yn debyg i’r cynulliadau cymunedol o genhedlaeth fy mam-gu, lle’r oedd y math hwn o wneud yn ddefod.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMae’r boncyff wedi bod yn pydru ac yn adfywio’n araf, gan ddychwelyd i’r pridd a chwarae rôl hanfodol yn y goedwig hynafol. Mae’r gwaith hwn yn ddathliad o’r gymuned leol, wedi’i greu ar gyfer cenedlaethau’r dyfodol.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eI began with a drawing inspired by the cross-section of a small tree stem viewed under a microscope. The rings resembled the top of the beech tree stump left behind in the woodland beside the gallery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eMy team of makers gathered together and created thousands of small petals, assembling them gradually to commemorate this beautiful tree. I cherish these moments of joy — a community coming together to create a single artwork, much like the communal gatherings of my grandmother’s generation, where this kind of making was a ritual.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe stump has been slowly decaying and regenerating, returning to the soil and playing a vital role in the old-growth woodland. 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