Ancient pots are important because of their historical value. From excavated pots and vessels archeologists have been able to deduce lots of details of the every day life and religious rituals of ancient cultures. All these ancient vessels are based on archetypal forms and radiate a universal spirit. It is this kind of spirit I want to express in my work.
My pots and wall-pieces carry signs and symbols and tell stories about existence, relationships and communication, about origin and evolution.
My ceramic work is rich in contrasts: light and dark, thin and thick, polished (burnished) and rough, colourful and non-colour (white), opening and closing forms, curved shapes and straight lines, textured and smooth. All these characteristics can be found in nature and in human beings.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Some parts of my work are thrown in porcelain, burnished and treated with terra sigillata and sulphates; then fired in a saggar.
Other parts are slipcast, very thin (sometimes less than
1 mm) and carved to obtain a texture, then fired at 1260-l28O0C.
