This sculptural ceramic teapot juxtaposes the refinement of ceramics with socially constructed ideals of bodily acceptability and intimate beauty standards. Its conspicuously hairy surface challenges conventional associations of cleanliness, care, and aesthetic propriety, questioning what is considered appropriate to display or use in the context of food and drink.
By combining black and white clay during the forming process, patterns emerge naturally through the shaping of each piece. A transparent glaze completes the work, preserving the visual outcome of the forming process and allowing the material and gestures of making to remain visible
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Rotterdam
Rotterdam
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