We are delighted this year’s Gardner-Medwin Lecture will be delivered by metalworker, Junko Mori.
Junko Mori was born in Yokohama, Japan in 1974. Throughout childhood, she was fascinated by ‘how things grow’. Observations of pond water through a microscope formed the origins of her concept.
Having graduated from Musashino Art University, Tokyo in 1997, Junko became a welding assistant to a fabricator. Metalworking skills obtained during this period naturally led to an increase in confidence, encouraging her to enrol on the Silversmithing & Metalworking BA at Camberwell College of Arts, London in 1998.
Her core concept, ‘growing forms through repetition’ evolved around graduation in 2000. She simplified her practice and developed more sculptural forms through using traditional blacksmithing techniques, such as forging and hammering.
Having received a grant to be a part of the Crafts Council Next Move Scheme, supported by the Arts Council UK, Junko became an artist in residence at Liverpool Hope University in 2001. She set up her first studio in Manchester in 2003.
Junko’s works have been collected by major museums internationally; British Museum, V&A, National Museum of Scotland, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Honolulu and so on.
Currently she lives in the remote countryside of the Llyn Peninsula, North Wales, where she is totally surrounded by inspirational nature.
Junko’s work is featured in our ‘Celebrating Design at Hope‘ exhibition which runs from 16 September – 29 October 2022. After the talk, attendees are invited back to the Bluecoat Display Centre for drinks and to view the exhibition, with an opportunity for further informal conversations.
Book your place in person at the gallery; by emailing us at crafts@bluecoatdisplaycentre.com; or call us on 0151 709 4014.
Tickets: £5 (£4 for students & Friends of the Bdc).
If you are unable to attend an event or workshop that you have booked with us, please contact the team as soon as possible via crafts@bluecoatdisplaycentre.com or on 0151 709 4014.
We will endeavour to resell your ticket, if time allows, and if successful we will be able to issue a refund. If we are unable to resell the ticket, the value can be transferred to another event or redeemed against a purchase in the gallery.
Please note that while the team will do their best to resell your ticket, we cannot guarantee that this will be possible or ensure a refund. Thank you for your understanding.