Sayaka Ganz is a talented Japanese
artist, who works in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Japanese Shinto has strong beliefs,
about the reality that all organisms and objects have spirits. She learned that
objects thrown before the final of their usefulness “weep at night inside the
trash bin”. Based on these beliefs and on her artistic qualities, she realized
works of art, using discarded and reclaimed household objects.
I only select objects that have
been used and not needed. My objective is for each object to transcend its
origin by being integrated into animal, organic forms that are alive and in
motion. This procedure of reclamation and regeneration is liberating to me as
an artist. Building these sculptures assist me to recognize the situations that
surround me. It reminds me that even if there is a conflict right now, there is
also a solution in which all the pieces can coexist peacefully. Although there
are wide gaps in some areas and small holes in others, when viewed from the
distance there is great attractiveness and accord in our community. I want to
transmit a message of hope through my sculptures.
