'A Silver Organism'
MakerMade by
Junko Mori
(Yokohama, Japan, born 1974)
Date2003
Object NameOrganism
Mediumfine silver (999)
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 125 × 125mm
AcquisitionPurchased in 2004 with assistance from the National Collecting Scheme for Scotland, the National Fund for Acquisitions and the National Art Collections Fund.
Copyright© Junko Mori
LocationOn Display - Gallery 04
Object numberABDAG011192
About MeThe nature of silver has been exploited in this organic form. Usually a soft and pliable metal, the artist has abandoned traditional silversmithing techniques to create a spikey structure which is a forged and frosted fine silver organism. It retains a very tactile quality, and the three-dimensional object, which is reminiscent of a sea urchin, appears to be moving.Exhibitions
Megan Falconer
19th Century
19th Century
Meiji Period, 1868 - 1912
