Animalistic grip

Experiment

The sculptural process starts with the imprint of the grip in the soft porcelain clay. The pressure gives the clay new directions which has an effect on the forming process.

Material

Ceramic

Craft

Ceramics and pottery-making

General Technique

Forming and shaping

Specific Technique

Modeling, pulling technique

Properties & Qualities

Application

Sculpture

Qualities

3D, Smooth

Colour

White

Sample Information

Date of creation

10/26/2018

Culture & Context

The sculptures are part of  the research of my doctoral thesis, ‘Grip to get a grip of form. Concrete and abstract comprehension of form’ (2020)

Credits

Craft Maker

Astrid Heimer, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University

Photographer

Eva Brænd

Practitioner

Astrid Heimer

I am a ceramicist, and the sculptures I make are figurative as well as abstract.

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