Fascinating technique of excavating from massive messy porcelain creations to get his sculptures. I'm sure J & L wouldn't mind if I did this to their kilns:
"Nishida has used a crane to "salvage" his work, and had to break the kiln door (and the kiln walls) in order to remove his creation, which had expanded during firing. In other words, Nishida's muscular physique, a remnant of his rugby days, is needed to bust open a kiln, or to shovel his way from the mess of feldspar that had leaked this way and that, almost swallowing the inside of his kiln as if some symbiotic monster. Nishida is testing the limits of his kiln, and is testing the limits of his own physical strength."
Taken from this website.
Wow, that is breathtaking. I can see why you like his work. Sounds like you need to play more rugby, eh? :)
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