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
GREEN 
May 29 ~ July 8, 2009
Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery
Opening Reception:
May 29, 2009  7~9 pm

Toledo Area Artist Exhibition 2009 
July 10 ~ Aug 23, 2009
Toledo Museum of Art
Opening Reception:
July 10, 2009  7:30 pmhttp://www.artlinkfw.com/main.htmhttp://www.toledomuseum.org/shapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1
 
 
Current/Upcoming Exhibitions
 
April 10 ~  August 8, 2009
 
GREEN
May 29 ~ July 8, 2009
 
Toledo Area Artist Exhibition 2009
July 10 ~ August 23, 2009
 
 
 
Recent Exhibitions
 
March 2009
 
 
January ~ February 2009
 
 
 
Recent Works
 
March 2009
 
July 2008
 
April 2008
 
March 2008
 
 
 
PBS Station in Bowling Green, OH
 
PBS Station from Austin, TX