Horizontal Spit III

Sculpting figures that visually connect to fairy tales, Japanese manga, and computer games, Finnish artist Kim Simonsson uses clay to explore complex human dynamics. For several years, Simonsson has specifically focused on creating children, using posture, gesture, or an object to suggest a larger story—like how spitting could be construed as playful but also saucy or disrespectful. About his first “spitting” girl, the artist states: “It was a modern and irreverent interpretation of a Meissen figurine with a manga influence in its aesthetic.”