“We find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows,the light and the darkness, that one thing against another creates.”
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki - In praise of shadows
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Photo: Gaspar Gorodisch
I am a multidisciplinary artist bringing together contemporary sculptures and drawings into idiosyncratic perspectives and multilayered narratives of the human condition. Drawing inspiration from fictional biological mutations, cosmology, alchemy and pulp culture imagery, I work internationally to create a sustainable practice rooted in ceramics exploring the tension between the psychic and somatic, the mystical aspect of clay and the telluric interior of ceramic bodies.
Following studies in Fine Arts, Printmaking and Artistic Ceramics, my first gallery solo exhibition Anopheles in 2009 anticipated thinkings about epidemic viral menaces, transmission and heredity using the concept of aberrant scale as a determining factor in the conception of the artworks. I was awarded the New Presences Award 2009 for this solo exhibition and was shortlisted at the 19th Gregorio Prieto Drawing Award, with three published art catalogues and work acquired by the Mallorca Council.
My work has been shown at Art in Clay Windsor, Spain NOW Festival, Thrown Gallery and Zetter Hotel London among others.In my last solo exhibition in London in 2020, I combined sculptural ceramics with large-scale ink drawings on the theme of the ancient Earth Pangaea. As an illustrator I have participated in festivals such as Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Kendal, UK and Comic Nostrum Festival in Mallorca since 2018.
I have collaborated with other artists in the creation of stage designs ,performances and music for video arts. I co-directed the creation space Can Danús in Palma from 2008 to 2012, curating many cultural activities including concerts, exhibitions, and tuition in ceramics, painting and engraving for young people and adults. I hold over 20 years of experience as an artist educator.
More recent achievements in 2024 include an Arts Council DYCP grant to research into cutting edge 3D technology for digital modelling and 3D printing in clay and undertaking a prestigious residence at Guldagergaard Ceramic Centre in Denmark.