Jun - SASAKI
Jun-SASAKI was born in Japan in 1963. After finishing his studies at Tokyo Fine-Art School, Jun-SASAKI moved to New York where he received a scholarship from the E. McDowell Foundation to travel across Europe. Since then, he has lived and worked in Paris.
Jun Works in metal, glass and wood and organizes objects found in nature (seeds, stones, feathers and shells). Mixing sculpture and poetry, he creates sculptures that seem to be moved by invisible threads. His « machines » are animated by such phenomena as magnetism, lens refraction, manipulation of the density of various liquids, etc...
An imposing mass of steel frames a fragile element, which, with a slight movement, vibrates in the air. The poles of magnets, sometimes in harmony, sometimes opposed, breathe life into a floating and poetic universe.
Exhibitions
1995 Haut Pavé Gallery, Paris
1992 Silpakorn Gallery, Bangkok
1990 ASL Gallery, New York
Group Exhibitions
2009 Portes ouvertes 19e (Open House, 19th Neighborhood), Paris
2008 Portes ouvertes 19e (Open House, 19th Neighborhood), Paris
2007 Lagalerie, Paris
2007 Portes ouvertes 19e (Open House, 19th Neighborhood), Paris
2005 Contemporary Curiosities, Montreuil
2003 Huicenmillun, Montreuil
2002 Huicenmillun, Montreuil
2001 L'assaut de la menuiserie (The Assault of Woodwork), Saint-Etienne
2000 Huicenmillun, Montreuil
1999 Yamawaki Gallery, Tokyo
1997 Aria Gallery, Noisy le Grand
1994 Cie KMK and TEF, Alforville
1993 Salon d'Igny, Igny
1989 Cork Gallery - New York
