Abstract
Ceramics Facing the New highlights the significance of clay for humanity while exploring contemporary environmental concerns and disintegration of social structures. Japanese tradition of mending broken pottery with gold or another metal. Instead of concealing the damage, kintsugi seeks to establish a new relationship with it. In this exhibition, kintsugi serves as a metaphor for society. A fracture can be a signal of something new. How can fragments be re-joined to create a renewed yet enduring structure? Created by twelve artists and two artist groups, the works featured in the exhibition use ceramic art to explore the juncture of past and future, one that is characterised by environmental concern and the disintegration of social structures. Ceramic as a material occupies a special place in the history of humanity. It also provides what we need at this moment in time: connection, presence, craft. The exhibition is produced in collaboration with Ornamo Art and Design Finland. The featured artists were selected in an open portfolio call to the members of Ornamo. The Ceramics Facing the New artists are Priska Falin & Helen Felcey, Veera Kulju, Nathalie Lautenbacher, Piia Lieste, Matias Karsikas, Tiia Matikainen, Meri Oivo, Matteo Pennacchio, Maria Punkkinen, Outi Savolainen, Caroline Slotte, Katie Spragg, Irma Weckman and the Working with Soil collective (Özgü Gündeşlioğlu, Catharina Kajander, Riikka Latva-Somppi and Maarit Mäkelä).
Curator: Laura Kokkonen
Curator: Laura Kokkonen
Translated title of the contribution | Ceramics Facing the New |
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Original language | Finnish |
Place of Publication | Espoo |
Publisher | EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art |
Publication status | Published - 3 May 2021 |
MoE publication type | F2 Partial implementation of a work of art or performance |
Event | Särkyvää: Keramiikka uuden äärellä - EMMA museo, Espoo, Finland Duration: 3 May 2021 → 28 Aug 2022 https://emmamuseum.fi/en/exhibitions/ceramics-renewed/ |
Keywords
- ceramic art
- soil
- exhibition
- Ceramics
- collaboration
Field of art
- Design