Shigeki Hayashi creates ceramics that look like they were machine-made of plastics or PVCs. A closer examination reveals that they have all gone through kilns where their outcome is dictated by heat in excess of 1,200Oc.

Heart Break Night, 2003

I like his melting batman faces (ok, kind of batman) from 2003 but the artist’s latest works are exhibited in Kansai, in Japan, Jun 17-Jul 23.

More fun for Bat-maniacs: Fat Bat, by Virginie Barré (on flickr) and Mark Newport’s stunning knitted Batman costume.

Via Kansai Scene.