From her first series, entitled Racines, to her more recent ones, Vasques and Rivers, Yoshimi Futamura constructs metaphorical works guided by the memory that ties humankind to the land. Her pieces evoke the power of the gesture : the raw material is broken down and folded, the rise in temperature creates faults, raised rifts emphasized by a light covering of white embracing the accidents. Profoundly influenced by the art of Shoji Hamada, a Living National Treasure in Japan, Yoshimi Futamura decided to study ceramic techniques at the School of Ceramic Arts in Seto, Japan, from 1979 to 1981. In 1986, she moved to Paris, where she completed her training with a diploma from the École Duperré and opened an atelier in the 20th arrondissement.