Makiko Ryujin
Makiko Ryujin is a Japanese-born, Melbourne-based woodturner, designer and photographer practising experimental techniques.
Makiko Ryujin completed a Bachelor of Photography at RMIT in Melbourne. In late 2014 she started studying woodwork part-time with her mentor Carl Lutz. By mid 2016 Ryujin was focusing on developing her craft as a commercial practice. Her wood-turning work calls heavily upon her childhood in Japan. The sacredness and form of the bowls within Japanese culture inform the proportions and design of the objects Ryujin creates.
Ryujin first exhibited at the gallery in Designwork 03 in 2019. In 2020, she was commissioned alongside collaborator Michael Gittings to create Saṃsāra, 2020, a site-specific lighting installation for the tearoom and mezzanine at the National Gallery of Victoria as part of NGV Triennial.
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Makiko Ryujin
Life #7 2023
eucalyptus, steel, sand, rock, Jute, sisal, LED lighting components
66 x 38 x 40 cm
$4,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Life #6 2023
eucalyptus, steel, sand, rock, Jute, sisal, LED lighting components
68 x 55 x 50 cm
$4,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Life #5 2023
eucalyptus, steel, sand, rock, Jute, sisal, LED lighting components
73 x 42 x 37 cm
$4,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Life #4 2023
eucalyptus, steel, sand, rock, Jute, sisal, LED lighting components
110 x 54 x 54 cm
$4,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Life #3 2023
eucalyptus, steel, sand, rock, Jute, sisal, LED lighting components
76 x 35 x 41 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Life #2 2023
eucalyptus, steel, sand, rock, Jute, sisal, LED lighting components
83 x 38 x 34 cm
$4,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Life #1 2023
eucalyptus, steel, sand, rock, Jute, sisal, LED lighting components
70 x 50 x 32 cm
$4,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Loop #07 2023
Charred eucalyptus
82 x 37 x 28 cm
$6,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Loop #06 2023
Charred eucalyptus
80 x 30 x 10 cm
$5,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Loop #05 2023
Charred eucalyptus
100 x 30 x 10 cm
$5,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Shinki Erosion #02 2023
Charred eucalyptus
56 x 50 x 50 cm
$6,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Shinki Erosion #01 2023
Charred eucalyptus
51 x 51 x 51 cm
$6,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #223 2023
Charred eucalyptus
22 x 50 x 50 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #222 2023
Charred eucalyptus
19 x 48 x 48 cm
$3,300.00
Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #221 2023
Charred eucalyptus
21 x 50 x 50 cm
$3,300.00
Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #220 2023
Charred eucalyptus
19 x 37 x 37 cm
$3,300.00
Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #219 2023
Charred eucalyptus
17 x 43 x 43 cm
$3,300.00
Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #218 2023
Charred eucalyptus
25 x 35 x 35 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #209 2022
Charred eucalyptus
17 x 40 x 50 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #208 2022
Charred eucalyptus
18 x 42 x 50 cm
$3,300.00
Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #207 2022
charred cypress
15 x 40 x 40 cm
$3,300.00
Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #206 2022
charred cypress
15 x 42 x 44 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #205 2022
charred cypress
10 x 39 x 42 cm
$3,300.00
Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #204 2022
Charred eucalyptus
23.5 x 18 x 18 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #203 2022
charred cypress
17.5 x 37 x 37 cm
$3,300.00
Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #202 2022
charred cypress
16.5 x 41.5 x 51 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #201 2022
charred cypress
14.5 x 42 x 42 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Resonance #10 2022
Charred eucalyptus, glass, lighting components
30 x 30 x 14 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Resonance #9 2022
Charred eucalyptus, glass, lighting components
49.5 x 49.5 x 17 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Resonance #8 2022
Charred eucalyptus, glass, lighting components
49.5 x 49.5 x 17 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Pebbles #3 2022
red gum
42 x 35 x 35 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Loop #2 2022
red gum
dimensions variable
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Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #135 2022
radiata pine
39 x 45 x 45 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #134 2021
Charred eucalyptus
20 x 34 x 34 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #133 2021
Charred eucalyptus
20 x 33 x 33 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #132 2021
Charred eucalyptus
40 x 38 x 38 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #131 2021
Charred eucalyptus
17 x 29 x 29 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #130 2021
Charred eucalyptus
19 x 40 x 40 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #129 2021
Charred eucalyptus
19 x 36 x 36 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Resonance #7 2021
Charred eucalyptus, glass, lighting components
40 x 40 x 14 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Resonance #6 2021
Charred eucalyptus, glass, lighting components
47 x 47 x 17 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Resonance #5 2021
Charred eucalyptus, glass, lighting components
51 x 51 x 17 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Resonance #4 2021
Charred eucalyptus, glass, lighting components
47 x 47 x 17 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Resonance #3 2021
Charred eucalyptus, glass, lighting components
51 x 51 x 16 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Resonance #2 2021
Charred eucalyptus, glass, lighting components
44 x 44 x 16 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Resonance #1 2021
Charred eucalyptus, glass, lighting components
47 x 36 x 19 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Impermanence 2019
eucalyptus, steel, michel plating, glass, lighting components
110 x 100 x 12 cm
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Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #207 2022
charred cypress
15 x 40 x 40 cm
$3,300.00
Makiko Ryujin
Life #7 2023
eucalyptus, steel, sand, rock, Jute, sisal, LED lighting components
66 x 38 x 40 cm
$4,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Life #6 2023
eucalyptus, steel, sand, rock, Jute, sisal, LED lighting components
68 x 55 x 50 cm
$4,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Life #2 2023
eucalyptus, steel, sand, rock, Jute, sisal, LED lighting components
83 x 38 x 34 cm
$4,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Life #1 2023
eucalyptus, steel, sand, rock, Jute, sisal, LED lighting components
70 x 50 x 32 cm
$4,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Loop #07 2023
Charred eucalyptus
82 x 37 x 28 cm
$6,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Loop #06 2023
Charred eucalyptus
80 x 30 x 10 cm
$5,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Loop #05 2023
Charred eucalyptus
100 x 30 x 10 cm
$5,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Shinki Erosion #02 2023
Charred eucalyptus
56 x 50 x 50 cm
$6,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Shinki Erosion #01 2023
Charred eucalyptus
51 x 51 x 51 cm
$6,000.00
Makiko Ryujin
Shinki #203 2022
charred cypress
17.5 x 37 x 37 cm
$3,300.00