RESHAPING STUFF OF THE EARTH TO CREATE A HOLDER FOR WHAT GROWS OUT OF THE SOIL. ISOLATED FOR PLEASURE, FLOWERS ARE PUT ON DISPLAY FOR A SHORT-LIVED PERFORMANCE.
CONSIDERING INTENTION TO BE PRE-FUNCTION, I EXPLORE HOW WE EXHIBIT NATURE THROUGH HANDFORMED SHAPES. RESOURCEFULNESS THROUGH THE LINEAGE OF CLAY INTERESTS ME BEYOND THE SHEER BEAUTY OF IT; IT POINTS TO THIS NEED OF CREATION AND PLEASURE BEYOND FUNCTION AND URGENCY.
IF DESIGN IS AN ANSWER TO A NEED I LIKE TO CONSIDER WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE WHEN WE PRESENT FLOWERS. STRUCTURES WHICH PLACE FLOWERS OUTSIDE THE FAMILIAR FORM - SHIFTING AWARENESS TO THE ORGANICS ON SHOW.
MY WAY IS TO SHAPE ONLY BY HAND. SOMETHING ABOUT THE ATTEMPT OF MAKING A PERFECT CIRCLE WITHOUT TOOL, ITS PURSUIT BECOMES A GESTURE. IT BECOMES LOOKING AT THE ACT OF CREATING; PROOF-OF-WORK
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