Maker: Akiko Hirai

For our first film in a new series focusing on some of the world’s best emerging and established artist-makers, we take you inside the studio of Akiko Hirai in Hackney, London. Born in Shizuoka, Japan, Hirai makes sculptural vessels and functional ware using the Japanese tradition of allowing the properties of the clay to suggest how it should be fired. Make Hauser & Wirth is a dedicated space for contemporary making and the crafted object, with locations in Somerset UK and Southampton NY. Works by Akiko Hirai are included in ‘Within.Without,’ a presentation by Make Hauser & Wirth in Zurich, 28 October – 23 December 2022. – Hauser & Wirth is an international contemporary and modern art gallery with spaces in Zurich, London, Somerset, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Gstaad, St. Moritz, Monaco and Menorca. – Subscribe to Hauser & Wirth’s YouTube:    / @hauserwirth   Sign up to Hauser & Wirth’s Newsletter: https://bit.ly/2ZIsYel Follow Hauser & Wirth on: Instagram: https://bit.ly/2TJN3gs Facebook: https://bit.ly/3exHrxX Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Agqbyo