Fusion colors every part of Seoul-born Shin Ki-bok’s story, from the food he sees being served on his ceramics—a synthesis of Korean, Western and Japanese—to the forms providing the backdrop to said cuisines. These shapes are guided by nature and tradition: organic motifs such as clouds and flowers, as well as conventional Korean themes like tiled roofs and polished stones. In his workshop in the ceramic city of Icheon, he matches his glazes to the object while staying faithful to the physical properties of the soil at hand.