Eri Maeda is a Japanese visual artist based in Paris, sculpting surreal stoneware forms through handbuilding techniques and vivid underglazes. Her work explores shame, taboo, and gendered expectations shaped by her upbringing, reimagining domestic objects as absurd, creature-like hybrids that blur the line between the familiar and the unsettling. Balancing humor and critique, Maeda’s sculptures challenge unspoken cultural norms, turning everyday symbols into playful yet subversive statements. Exhibited in Milan, London, and Tokyo, her art sparks universal conversations about constraint, liberation, and the silent forces that shape identity.