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Statement - Stine Jespersen

I make sculptural ceramics, including vessels and wall-pieces.

From tubes and coils I chop and tear off pieces of clay, then pinch and press them together around plaster forms or in moulds. This act of repeatly chopping, tearing, pinching and pressing creates a rhythm and a flow as slight variations between the elements naturally appear. It is like visual music.

I explore ideas and concepts by making series, groups and multiples in different themes and variations.  The use of repetition has been important in my recent work, where I repeat the same elements, building new forms each time.  The slight variation between the repeated elements draws the viewer in, as they discover the unexpected in the familiar.

Working with ceramic archetypes, such as the bowl shape, provides an access point for the viewer, and from here I can twist their understanding.  It is syncopated, like playing against an underlying beat.  Working with contrasts is a key inspiration, whether in color and texture, order and chaos, or by combining industrial processes and hand building.