As I Walked: the Encounter with Bornholm’s Industrial Ceramic History

While exploring Bornholm in search of local clay, I came across the forest-covered remains of Hasle Klinker and Chamottestensfabrik, which operated for over 150 years and was once the island’s largest ceramic factory. Scattered beneath the soil, I found tiles, bricks, and glazed pipes made from local materials and labour. I excavated, selected, and cleaned these fragments, arranging them into a walk-around installation. As one moves through the work, subtle shifts in colour, curvature, firing scars, and traces of time become visible, aiming to revive the material memory of Bornholm’s industrial craft.