Gamadance
Gangryu
작가 소개
Where playful imagination meets functional ceramic ecology.
Gamadance is a ceramic brand led by artist Gangryu, known for transforming everyday functions into sculptural forms that feel both poetic and alive. The brand explores the intersection of art, ecology, and design, creating objects that do more than exist—they grow, move, and participate in their environment.
Its signature work, “Lizard,” embodies this philosophy. Designed as a vertical growing system, the piece enables plants to thrive without soil, relying only on water and a small motor. As water circulates through the ceramic column and reaches the roots, the object becomes a living structure—blurring the boundary between artwork and ecosystem.
Gangryu’s approach is rooted in curiosity and gentle humor. The name “Lizard,” inspired by imagining what one might become in another life, reflects a desire to create objects that cling, hang, adapt, and coexist—just like living creatures. In doing so, Gamadance suggests a new way of seeing: ceramics not as static objects, but as companions in the shared choreography of life.
Gamadance continues to shape a world where clay, water, movement, and imagination come together, offering functional artworks that quietly reshape the rhythms of everyday living.
Main activity genre
Ceramics & Pottery
Category
Craft
ARTWORKS
“Lizard” is a ceramic work that functions as a vertical growing system capable of cultivating plants without soil, using only water and a small motor. Water flows through the central column and reaches the roots of the plants on each level, allowing them to grow. The piece is built with a fully functional structure designed for this purpose.
This work is considered artist Gangryu’s signature piece.
The name “Lizard” originated from a friend’s question:
“If you were born again, what would you like to be?”
The artist was inspired by the image of a lizard hanging stably from a ceiling, which resembled the plants suspended within the vertical growing system—thus giving the work its name.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Hand-building
“Lizard” is a ceramic work that functions as a vertical growing system capable of cultivating plants without soil, using only water and a small motor. Water flows through the central column and reaches the roots of the plants on each level, allowing them to grow. The piece is built with a fully functional structure designed for this purpose.
This work is considered artist Gangryu’s signature piece.
The name “Lizard” originated from a friend’s question:
“If you were born again, what would you like to be?”
The artist was inspired by the image of a lizard hanging stably from a ceiling, which resembled the plants suspended within the vertical growing system—thus giving the work its name.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Hand-building