"[A]n artifact of such utter simplicity and perfection that it seems it must be either the first object or the last..." -William Gibson William Gibson is describing the haunting elegance of hikaru dorodango. His essay in TATE Magazine, "Shiny Balls of Mud: William Gibson Looks at Japanese Pursuits of Perfection" was my first exposure to this trend sweeping through Japan. Hikaru dorodango are balls