The Forest’s Whisper
The Forest’s Whisper is a poetic ceramic series by Indonesian-born Australian artist Nani Puspasari, created during her two-month residency at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park. Inspired by the quiet mountain forest and the ancient Shigaraki clay, the works explore themes of memory, place, storytelling, and growth. Drawing on her lost childhood garden, Puspasari shapes dreamlike forms—some botanical, others symbolic—that evoke half-remembered stories and imagined guardians. Rather than tell a linear tale, the exhibition unfolds like whispers between trees, inviting viewers to slow down and take in every detail of the sculpture. It is a gentle offering to Shigaraki and a tribute to the quiet resilience of things that grow, seen and unseen.
Solo Exhibition by Nani Puspasari
The Forest’s Whisper
The Forest’s Whisper
18 - 21 June 2025
The Gallery of the Institute of Ceramic Studies
at Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park
Shiga, Japan
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Exhibition view
Image courtesy of Arts Manningham. Photo by Charlie Kinross.