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dialogue / game

concept
2006

realisation
2016

context
doctoral research

The idea for the series emerged in 2006 and was realised in 2016. The works were included among the experiments and illustrative materials accompanying the artist’s doctoral dissertation.

Each object is composed of three primary porcelain elements—a small bowl, a cup, and a handle. The composition is supplemented by a soft flexible wire stem covered in a fluffy synthetic material. In the Game series, additional textile elements are introduced, including yarn, synthetic threads, and flexible rods.

Dialogue / Game — porcelain spatial works
Dialogue / Game · porcelain and mixed media · 2016

01

Dialogue

In Dialogue, the relationships between cup, bowl, and handle are more restrained and graphic. The soft black wire stem traces gestures and connections between the elements, while the white porcelain preserves the stillness and clarity of the form.

Dialogue — group composition on a mirrored base
01 — Dialogue — group composition on a mirrored base
Dialogue — two porcelain forms and reflections
02 — Dialogue — two porcelain forms and reflections
Dialogue — three porcelain objects
03 — Dialogue — three porcelain objects
Dialogue — vertical porcelain forms
04 — Dialogue — vertical porcelain forms
Dialogue — assembled vertical composition
05 — Dialogue — assembled vertical composition
Dialogue — disassembled porcelain elements
06 — Dialogue — disassembled porcelain elements
Dialogue — detail of bowl and cup
07 — Dialogue — detail of bowl and cup

02

Game

In Game, the stable porcelain form becomes an open construction. Yarn, synthetic threads, and flexible rods introduce colour, movement, and new relationships between the separate components.

Game — composition on a mirrored base
01 — Game — composition on a mirrored base
Game — two porcelain forms with blue flexible lines
02 — Game — two porcelain forms with blue flexible lines
Game — porcelain, yarn, and synthetic threads
03 — Game — porcelain, yarn, and synthetic threads
Game — porcelain object with a textile element
04 — Game — porcelain object with a textile element
Game — group of porcelain objects
05 — Game — group of porcelain objects
Game — vertical composition
06 — Game — vertical composition
Game — porcelain form on a mirrored base
07 — Game — porcelain form on a mirrored base

related paper

The vessel between function, symbol, and play

The revised bilingual paper connects the vessel’s functional archetype and its symbolic meanings with the complementary principles of Homo faber and Homo ludens. The series Dialogue and Game extends this inquiry into an artistic practice of assembly, movement, and changing relationships.

read the revised paper →