EMMA GRANT
I am pushing porcelain to its limits. The fragility of my body and the damage it incurs through the process of making informs everything I do.
My work is almost exclusively unglazed porcelain with the occasional gold or silver leaf. I push the clay to its absolute limits as I am fascinated by the notion of using the fractures and repairs created during the making process as part of the beauty of the final work. I have a condition called Ehlers Danols Syndrome which means my body is fragile and this informs the way I work, for example, I don't have the strength to *wedge my clay so instead, I roll it thin and scratch out any of the air pockets. The marks on my work are produced in a similar way an abstract expressionist painter might approach their work, they are an artistic manifestation of my condition. Form and fragility are at the basis of all my work. *wedging makes the clay more pliable, ensures uniform consistency, and removes air pockets  
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I work out of Petr Weigl's Studio in Wood Green but I live in Finchley. |
