Dishing it Out, 2023

My work consists of thousands of small porcelain bowls which I created on the potter’s wheel in my studio over the past four months. The objects, seemingly small bowls containing little volume, similar to the functional bowls I used to make, now create a whole environment flooding the space from floor to ceiling.

As I step on the bowls they break under my feet and form a path within the sculptural environment I created. I use the power of multiplicity to create a route, a path, a new direction, and a possibility for a changing future. It is a ceremony for my break with the functionality of the objects I created as a potter and a symbolic act of seeking a new approach in my work. It represents the inclusion of the functional object into a work of art. The energy released from the actual marching on the objects gives new essentiality to both the material and the creative process. When the small bowls, hanging from the ceiling, touch one another, they produce soft sounds that combine with the sound of breaking bowls as they are stepped on. This was edited into a soundtrack that accompanies the work.

I invite visitors to walk along the paths I created and to experience the movement and sounds.