THE LANGUAGE OF CLAY

A series of ceramic vessels that reflect upon my Colombian and Danish cultural identity and craftsmanship traditions.

The project draws inspiration from the 'rollo tinajero' - an ancestral coiling technique learnt from a group of women artisans from Juana Sánchez, Bolívar-Colombia combined with the experimental approach towards materials rooted in the Danish crafts and design tradition. It investigates marks left in the clay by using of a vocabulary of hand gestures developed in order to find a meaningful personal artistic language. The aim is to express ideas of community and diversity through a series of ceramic objects made from the local Danish red clay.

The project is a personal dialogue with the red clay. It is about fostering meaninful clay cultures and celebrating diversity and multiculturalism.