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Takiguchi Kazuo’s signature technique involves forming extremely thin sheets of clay into hollow, balloon-like forms. Once these forms have dried enough to retain their shape, the artist makes a slit in the top, providing a small opening that reveals the hollow interior and the fragility of the sculpture. He studied with several significant ceramic artists including Yagi Kazuo, whose focus on nontraditional sculptural forms was particularly influential to Takiguchi’s practice.