BA (Hons) Ceramics 2006 |
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GEMMA WILDE
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During my making I draw on the sensory response of reminiscing, my perspective now in relation to my past, and the steps that join them. The overriding sensations that this contemplation evokes are reflected in the natural qualities of the clays: tension, movement and intimacy. I have aimed to capture the sense of movement and gravity by displaying the larger pieces on the wall. This allows the viewer to interpret the intrinsic strain happening in the movement of the terracotta. From the left of the series the terracotta assumes a small area in relation to the dominant porcelain; as such the terracotta is perceived as delicate and swamped in its environment. From the right the terracotta has enveloped the surface, bringing to light the exposure and fragility of the vessel encasing it. The reaction between the two is chemical and permanent now, but there remains inexpressive fluidity, and the potential for continuous change as the components meet. The small pieces arranged on the plinth are intended to signify a layering of the process used and the intimacy of the small and confined. They are reminiscent of a receding landscape when viewed with the width of the plinth, for me this reflects the channel of the work, and symbolises my journey so far. |
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My practice explores the expressive qualities of two clay bodies, porcelain and terracotta. They exist as two contrasting elements confined by the parameters of the rectangular form. These parameters set down an environment in which the complexities of the two elements meet one another. This relationship identifies the simple possibilities reached by only two elements which exist to define one another. 
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