OBJECTS
"WITH CLAY, EVERYTHING IS BOTH POSSIBLE AND UNCERTAIN... WHEN WE PLUNGE OUR HANDS INTO IT, THOUGHTS FLOW FROM YOUR MIND, CREATING IMAGES AND SHAPES THAT SLIP THROUGH THE FINGERS AND INFILTRATE THE MATERIAL. IDEAS MATERIALISE LIVE. IT'S MAGICAL. BUT DURING THE FIRING IN THE KILN, IT SOMETIMES EXPLODES, THEN COMES THE DISAPPOINTMENT, AND WE WANT TO STOP EVERYTHING. WE TELL OURSELVES THAT THE CLAY DOESN'T WANT US. WE PERSEVERE AND THEN IT WORKS. OVER TIME, WE TAME IT. IT’S A MATERIAL IN MOTION UNTIL THE OBJECT IS FIRED AND COOLED. ONE DAY EVERYTHING WILL LINE UP PERFECTLY AND THE NEXT ONE NOTHING WILL WORK. WITH CERAMICS, WE LOVE EACH OTHER AND WE HATE EACH OTHER. IT'S THAT ELUSIVENESS THAT I LIKE."
Like the living sculptures he shapes, the contours and curves of his objects evoke stories. Each piece is unique, numbered, signed and hand-modelled in chamotte stoneware, a clay fired several times between 900 and 1400 degrees. During this process, the object becomes as solid as stone. The objects are revealed through assembly, modelling, sculpting and different firings. Curves of clay sprinkled with jewels: benches, tables, vases, lights, candles and, coming soon, porcelain chandeliers and basins.