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"A Shared Life in Time" Urushi Duo Exhibition by Hanako Gejo and Takeshi Igawa 「共時⽽生」下條華⼦ 井川健 漆藝雙人展 29.8 – 20.9.2026
- 11 hours ago
- 5 min read
Curated and presented by
The Gallery of SOIL
In collaboration with Keiko Art International
Foreword
A Shared Life in Time
To share a life is to share time: its quiet repetitions, patient layering, and unseen transformations. For Hanako GEJO and Takeshi IGAWA, husband and wife, urushi (natural lacquer in Japanese) is both medium and mirror — a practice shaped by devotion, discipline, and the slow accumulation of days.
With urushi, each layer must wait for the next. Depth is built through patience; brilliance emerges through restraint. Likewise, their artistic lives unfold in parallel — distinct yet resonant, independent yet intimately connected. Through surface, form, and touch, this exhibition traces two artists who have lived alongside one another, pursuing the same ancient material with separate hands and a shared spirit.
A Shared Life in Time presents urushi as both craft and record — of endurance, intimacy, and time itself.
前言
共時⽽生
相伴⼀生，在時間中同行:日復⼀日的靜 默、層累積的痕跡，不易察覺的轉化。漆藝家下條華子與井川健而作為伴侶，漆既是創作媒介，亦如⼀面映照⽣命的鏡子。其光澤與深度，來自專注、節制，以及歲月緩慢的沉澱。
漆藝講求等待。每⼀層乾固之後，下一層方可展開;深度由耐心築成，光芒則在克制中浮現。兩人共創作、共⽣活，各⾃獨立，卻彼此呼應; 方向分明，卻因共同追求而彼此牽引。
「共時⽽生」呈現兩位藝術家與漆共同走過的時間。作品之中，漆不僅是工藝，更是⼀ 份相守、韌性與生命刻度的記錄。
Born in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in 1980, Hanako GEJO received her M.F.A. from Kyoto City University of Arts in 2006. Her work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions across Japan, Hong Kong, Korea and the Europe, including the Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition 2023 and Fine Art Asia. In 2011, she received the Encouragement Award at the 50th Japan Craft Exhibition in Tokyo, and in 2016 she was awarded by the Saga Prefecture Arts and Cultural Association to recognise her artistic achievement. Gejo is currently a part-time lecturer at Kyushu Sangyo University.
Gejo’s lacquer works are distinguished by their vivid chromatic sensibility and refined use of decorative techniques, including shell inlay, gold leaf and metal powders. Fluent in a wide range of lacquer processes, she creates sculptural forms that are full-bodied yet graceful, combining volume, elegance and a subtle feminine sensibility. This balance of richness and restraint has become a defining feature of her artistic language.
下條華⼦1980年年出生於⽇本山梨梨縣，2006年獲得京都市立藝術⼤學美術碩士學位。2011年她於東京 「第50屆日本工藝展」獲得「獎勵賞」; 2016年獲 頒「佐賀縣藝術文化賞」。 她的作品曾於日本、香 港、韓國及歐洲等地的個展與群展中展出，包括 「典亞藝博」及「國際漆展。⽯川2023」。 2011年 於東京「第50屆日本⼯藝展」獲得「獎勵賞」; 2016年獲頒「佐賀縣藝術文化賞」。目前她任九州產業大學兼職講師。
下條華子的漆藝作品以鮮明而富層次的色彩見長， 並巧妙運用螺鈿、⾦箔及金屬粉等裝飾技法，營造出精緻、優雅而和諧的美感。她熟習多種漆藝工 序，作品造型飽滿而不失柔和，於豐盈的體量量之中蘊含細膩的女性氣質。這種在華麗與節制之間取得平衡的語言，已成為了她的作品特色和風格。
Born in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, in 1980, Takeshi IGAWA lives and works in Saga City. He is Associate Professor at Saga University in Kyushu. Igawa received his M.F.A. and Ph.D. from Kyoto City University of Arts in 2005 and 2009 respectively. In 2017, he was awarded the 35th Kyoto Cultural Award and received the Grand Prize at the 3rd Triennale of Kogei in Kanazawa. Igawa was shortlisted for the 2017 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize, with his work included in the accompanying exhibitions in Madrid, New York and Tokyo. His works have been exhibited in Hong Kong, including at Fine Art Asia since 2020. In November 2022, The Gallery by SOIL presented his solo exhibition in Hong Kong.
Igawa explores beauty through the relationship between line, surface and volume, often contrasting the depth of black with the lustrous qualities of lacquer. His signature works employ the kanshitsu technique, in which layers of lacquer are applied over a fabric-based form, allowing for exceptional freedom in shaping and expression. By constructing a core from palm stalks, wood chips and raw lacquer, then reinforcing it with hemp cloth, Igawa creates dynamic, flowing forms that evoke both the physical presence and spiritual essence of nature.
井川健1980年出生於日本兵庫縣，現居並 工作於佐賀市，任九州佐賀大學副教授。他 分別於2005年年及2009年年獲得京都市立藝術大學美術碩士及博士學位。2017年井川健更榮獲「第35屆京都府文化賞奬勵賞」及 金澤「第三屆工藝三年年展」獲頒大獎。 同年井川健入圍「羅意威基金會工藝獎」，其作品並隨展覽巡迴至馬德里、紐約及東京展出。自2020年起，他的作品多次於香港展出包括「典亞藝博」。2022年年11月香港 The Gallery by SOIL 為其舉辦個人展覽。
井川健以線條、表⾯與體量之間的關係探索美的本質，常以深邃的⿊色與漆面光澤形成對照。他的代表性創作運用「乾漆」技法，在以織物構成的形體上反覆髹漆，使作品在造型與表現上獲得更大自由。他以棕櫚莖、木屑與生漆造胎，再以麻布加固，塑造出流暢而富有動態的形態，呈現大自然的力量與意涵。
Highlights 亮點
Hanako GEJO
A Story of that Tree (2024 & 2026)
Natural lacquer, veneer, hemp cloth, sawdust, silver leaf, gold powder
H30 x W25 x D21 cm
Hanako GEJO
A Queen of the Moon (2024)
Natural lacquer, hemp cloth, shell, silver leaf, silver powder, gold powder
H41 x W22 x D15 cm
Takeshi IGAWA
Migratory Bird Ⅱ (2026)
Natural lacquer, wood, Rigid polyurethane foam, etc.
H21 x W111 x D18.5 cm
Takeshi IGAWA
Duality (2025)
Natural lacquer, wood, air-dry stone clay, etc.
H46.3 x W30.2 x D7 cm
If you are interested in any of these works, please email to team@craftbysoil.com or WhatsApp 95593908.
若您對任何作品感興趣，請電郵至 team@craftbysoil.com 或 WhatsApp 95593908 查詢，我們樂意為您服務。
Meet the Artists
藝術家在廊
Hanako GEJO and Takeshi IGAWA will be with us in Hong Kong. Join us to meet them on Saturday, 29.08.2026, 3pm - 5pm
下條華⼦和井川健 將親臨香港，在 2026 年 8 月 29 日星期六下午3-5時跟大家聚聚。
As a special arrangement for this exhibition, the Gallery by SOIL will also be open on Sunday, 30 August 2026 from 12-6pm. 我們將特別安排開放時間 8月30日星期日下午12-6 歡迎參觀。
The Gallery by SOIL is dedicated to presenting the art of lacquer from Asia. It is probably the first gallery in Hong Kong which brings together lacquer masters and artists of diverse cultures, blending the traditional with the contemporary to showcase variety in the discipline.
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