My working process is reminiscent of my experiences growing up in several different countries, of being disconnected from the place I was born. Then, I began searching for a new community where I truly belong. I find discarded objects from peoples’ houses and give them a second life, a new home. For my sculptures I use plastic utensils, toys and metal pieces among other things. I only select objects that have been used and discarded. The human history behind these objects gives them life in my eyes.  My goal is for each object to transcend its origins by being integrated into an animal form that seems alive. This process of reclamation and regeneration is liberating to me as an artist.
    By building these sculptures I try to understand the human relationships that surround me. It is a way for me to contemplate and remind myself that even if there is conflict right now, there is a way for all the pieces to fit together. That even if some people don’t feel at home here and now, there is a place where they belong and that they will eventually find it.
 
 
 
Sayaka Kajita Ganz
Born in Japan
Lives and works in Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A.
 
News

GMW Public Art
“RE-Surgence” will be installed at the Huntington Center in downtown Toledo, OH first week of August!http://gmwpublicart.wordpress.comhttp://gmwpublicart.wordpress.com/re-surgence/shapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1
 
 
Upcoming Exhibitions
 
September 22 ~ October 10, 2010
Grand Valley Artists at Alten Place
15 South Division Ave,
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
 
 
October 1 ~ November 17, 2010
100@100
Group Alumni Exhibition Commemorating 100th Birthday of Bowling Green State University
Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green, OH 43403
 
 
October 15 ~ November 12, 2010
Objects and Spirits
2303 College Avenue  Huntington, Indiana 46750
 
 
 
Current Projects
August 2010
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recent Works
 
December 2009
 
November 2009
 
November 2009
 
November 2009