Japanese artist Yuri Sugiura sculpts with cleansing foam. Her only tools are bubbles and her hands. She builds foam on her palm, shapes it, and refines every detail until an ordinary handful transforms into an intricate sculpture. The material can vanish with a single splash of water, but she embraces that fragility.
Sometimes her own face becomes the canvas. She sculpts eyebrows, noses, and lips out of foam to create entirely different expressions. She also creates wearable pieces like bracelets and rings. Foam jewelry wrapped around wrists and fingers turns everyday objects into temporary art.
None of these works have a set expiration date. She spends time carefully crafting bubbles that could collapse at any moment. Once finished, the sculptures are photographed and then rinsed away. What remains is not a permanent object but a momentary record.
Some might call it a waste of time. But when wasting time looks this good, the story changes. The foam disappears, but the gestures and the images captured endure. You find yourself wanting just one more look before it's gone. How much does the lifespan of art matter to you?
Sometimes her own face becomes the canvas. She sculpts eyebrows, noses, and lips out of foam to create entirely different expressions. She also creates wearable pieces like bracelets and rings. Foam jewelry wrapped around wrists and fingers turns everyday objects into temporary art.
None of these works have a set expiration date. She spends time carefully crafting bubbles that could collapse at any moment. Once finished, the sculptures are photographed and then rinsed away. What remains is not a permanent object but a momentary record.
Some might call it a waste of time. But when wasting time looks this good, the story changes. The foam disappears, but the gestures and the images captured endure. You find yourself wanting just one more look before it's gone. How much does the lifespan of art matter to you?
FAQ
What materials does Yuri Sugiura use to create her sculptures?
Yuri Sugiura creates sculptures using only foam-cleansing bubbles. She stacks foam on her palm, shapes and refines the details, working with an ephemeral material that can disappear with a single drop of water.
How long do Yuri Sugiura's foam sculptures last?
The foam sculptures have no set expiration date. She meticulously crafts bubbles that could collapse at any moment, photographs them once complete, then immediately washes them away with water.
What kind of works does Yuri Sugiura create with foam?
Beyond palm-sized sculptures, Yuri Sugiura molds eyebrows, noses, and lips from foam on faces to create expressions, and also presents foam accessories worn on the body like bracelets or rings.
