Born in 1995 in Tokyo, Japan, Takumi Morozumi graduated from Alfred University in 2019 with a BFA and received his MFA from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts in 2021. Believing that artistic exploration using clay is deeply rooted in Japanese art tradition, Takumi creates sculptures of various scales using clay. By embracing the material changes that occur in the kiln, he expresses the sense of being an “abnormal Japanese," a feeling he has always had throughout his life living long abroad. He metaphorically draws a parallel to the phenomenon of “fasciation” seen in plant cells and projects its beauty into his works. Since 2023, he has also been presenting paintings. Recent solo exhibitions include “Clay Play” (THE LOOP GALLERY, Tokyo, 2023), “Colorflow” (Ram Galleri, Oslo, Norway, 2023), and “Iro-toridori” (Format Oslo, Oslo, Norway, 2022).