https://roieoknin.com/works Aftertaste and selected works by Roie Oknin: ceramic sculpture, photography, writing. en https://roieoknin.com/works/mouldy-bread https://roieoknin.com/works/mouldy-bread A hand-built ceramic loaf of bread painted with patches of mould. (glazed ceramic, 2026) https://roieoknin.com/works/onigiri https://roieoknin.com/works/onigiri A ceramic onigiri with individually formed rice grains and a dark glazed seaweed wrapping. (glazed ceramic, 2026) https://roieoknin.com/works/mouldy-orange https://roieoknin.com/works/mouldy-orange A hand-built ceramic orange, mould creeping up from its base. (glazed ceramic, 2026) https://roieoknin.com/works/fish-on-the-street https://roieoknin.com/works/fish-on-the-street Small fish scattered across concrete and asphalt. Found, not arranged. (photograph, 2020) https://roieoknin.com/works/sliced-bread https://roieoknin.com/works/sliced-bread A hand-built ceramic slice of bread, spotted with mould. (glazed ceramic, 2026) https://roieoknin.com/works/fish-in-progress https://roieoknin.com/works/fish-in-progress An unfired ceramic model of a long fish being shaped and detailed in the studio. (clay, 2026) https://roieoknin.com/works/milk https://roieoknin.com/works/milk One hand-built ceramic milk carton seen from two sides: “oishii” and a smiling face on one, a cow illustration and “milk” on the other. (glazed ceramic, 2026) https://roieoknin.com/works/oranges-on-a-drain https://roieoknin.com/works/oranges-on-a-drain Whole and crushed oranges scattered across a metal street drain. Found, not arranged. (photograph, 2021) https://roieoknin.com/works/fluorescents https://roieoknin.com/works/fluorescents A photographed hall, digitally stretched and smeared. Fluorescent tubes hang glowing in the haze. (edited photograph, 2019) https://roieoknin.com/works/ikebana-1 https://roieoknin.com/works/ikebana-1 An arrangement of anthurium, unopened lilies, flowering quince branches, protea, long foliage, and moss. (flowers, 2026) https://roieoknin.com/works/fuji https://roieoknin.com/works/fuji Climbers, mountain huts, and paths near the summit of Mount Fuji. (photograph, 2024) https://roieoknin.com/works/sunflowers https://roieoknin.com/works/sunflowers Sunflowers growing beside a fence, with trees and urban structures in the background. (photograph, 2024) https://roieoknin.com/works/the-horse https://roieoknin.com/works/the-horse A painting of a galloping horse, pinned inside a wooden hut. (photograph, 2024) https://roieoknin.com/works/cranes https://roieoknin.com/works/cranes White cranes on old washi paper. (photograph, 2024) https://roieoknin.com/works/untitled https://roieoknin.com/works/untitled Two abstract compositions created through colour, texture, layering, and digital distortion. (digital collage, 2026) https://roieoknin.com/works/ikebana-2 https://roieoknin.com/works/ikebana-2 An arrangement of pink oriental lily, orange dahlia, anthurium, unopened lily buds, hypericum berries, flowering quince branches, and broad foliage. (flowers, 2025) https://roieoknin.com/works/two-cats https://roieoknin.com/works/two-cats A cat asleep behind a sculpted cat, on an old trunk. (photograph, 2022) https://roieoknin.com/works/guardian https://roieoknin.com/works/guardian A ceramic lion in a cafe’s garden, seen through the window. (photograph, 2024) https://roieoknin.com/works/kite https://roieoknin.com/works/kite A kite caught on a line, holding on in the wind. (video, 2020) https://roieoknin.com/works/the-ferry https://roieoknin.com/works/the-ferry A man waits as the ferry comes in. (photograph, 2024) https://roieoknin.com/works/kite-countryside https://roieoknin.com/works/kite-countryside A hawk kite over the rice fields, somewhere in the countryside. (photograph, 2024) https://roieoknin.com/works/under-the-pier https://roieoknin.com/works/under-the-pier Concrete support columns beneath a pier with waves and beams of sunlight. (photograph, 2019) https://roieoknin.com/works/pigeons https://roieoknin.com/works/pigeons Pigeons gathered around rooftop loudspeakers. (photograph, 2025) https://roieoknin.com/works/behind-the-glass https://roieoknin.com/works/behind-the-glass Plants and a tree viewed through vertical panels of ribbed glass. (photograph, 2021) https://roieoknin.com/works/morning-room https://roieoknin.com/works/morning-room A ryokan room in the morning. The futons still open. (photograph, 2024) https://roieoknin.com/works/2800m https://roieoknin.com/works/2800m A noodle stand on Mount Fuji, 2800 metres up, at the dead of night. (photograph, 2024) https://roieoknin.com/works/mountain-mosaic https://roieoknin.com/works/mountain-mosaic Pixel-style ceramic wall mosaic depicting a mountain, grass, clouds, and sky. (photograph, 2025) https://roieoknin.com/works/bronze-fish https://roieoknin.com/works/bronze-fish A cast-iron fish mounted on its pole above a smoking hearth. (photograph, 2025) https://roieoknin.com/works/seagulls https://roieoknin.com/works/seagulls Seagulls standing and flying above a rough shoreline. (photograph, 2022) https://roieoknin.com/works/ikebana-3 https://roieoknin.com/works/ikebana-3 An arrangement of pink oriental lilies, pink anthurium, flowering quince branches, grevillea, and foliage. (flowers, 2025) https://roieoknin.com/works/blurry-coffee https://roieoknin.com/works/blurry-coffee A blurred close-up of pour over coffee dripping into a glass. (photograph, 2023) https://roieoknin.com/works/a-man-of-edges https://roieoknin.com/works/a-man-of-edges The poem “A Man of Edges”. (poem, 2026)