Sculpture can ground us in the present while also representing something greater. They are constant, unchanging anchors that will always be ‘there’, and won’t change in their physical form. I am fascinated by how objects become symbols, what they can represent, and how they help us position ourselves in the world. What makes artifacts, relics, or symbolic objects powerful and worth collecting? How do we assign meaning to them?
Through this installation I explore how seemingly worthless or uninteresting items can transform into meaningful or divine objects using ceramics . These ‘objects’ are often associated with symbolic or religious objects from various cultures, or of gods and entities from modern media. Suggesting that these shapes evoke universal associations with the divine or higher powers. Referencing Carl Jung’s Man and His Symbols where Jung describes a symbol as a term, name, or image familiar in daily life yet carrying connotations beyond its obvious meaning - something vague, unknown, or hidden. Through my work, I aim to explore this unknown world of objects and associations, digging into how and why we form emotional bonds with them and how a specific visual language can evoke or deepen these connections.
- Materials: Stoneware ceramics, Earthenware ceramics,rubble and concrete bricks
This installation was exhibited at Kunstpodium T in Tilburg
and 38CC in Delft.
Photo’s by:
Margo van der Plas and
Marit van der Gevel
Margo van der Plas and
Marit van der Gevel