Sourced from the sap of the lacquer tree, natural lacquer (Chinese: qi, Japanese: urushi) follows its own chemical and temporal logic. It imposes specific conditions on painting, drying, and finishing, leaving little room for improvisation. I engage with this medium in close collaboration with lacquer masters, where artistic decisions are tested against its exacting demands. Through this exchange, lacquer comes into view on its own terms.

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Since the seventeenth century, when the Hemony brothers established the principles of harmonic tuning, the church bell has been defined by a precise relationship between form, material, and sound. Working with Royal Eijsbouts, Europe's leading bell foundry, the traditional bell profile is recast in a new form, while preserving its acoustic structure. These works appear as static objects, but remain fully functional as instruments.