About
Mahlon Sugawara’s practice explores cultural hybridity through object-making, using speculative fiction to examine how symbols transform across different contexts. Working with figurative wood and stone carvings, drawings, and jewellery, he creates objects that exist between traditions. The chimaera is reimagined as something adaptive rather than monstrous, reflecting the way cultural heritage is reshaped through time and distance.
Craft is central to this process. By carving, drawing, and assembling, he engages with family histories while allowing space for new interpretations. The objects he makes function as fragments of stories holding both personal and collective resonance.