Awaré. Object: Strata, 2021. Silk pongee, ash tree wood.. 31 x 30 x 60 cm. Selected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022. . . Exploring the geological phenomena that regulate our planet and its connection to humanity throughout time, Awaré has created a carved wooden receptacle and encased it with thin silk threads. The thread is bonded to the wood with a hot iron and brushed with ink to create a gradient that relates to the layers of the earth from across geological periods..
Marianne Huotari. Object: Ananasakäämä, 2021. Ceramics, metal.. 57 x 47 x 70 cm. Selected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022. . . Referencing traditional Finnish ryijy tapestries, Huotari has updated the artform by using ceramics in the place of woollen yarn. Hand forming each tiny fragment of clay, they are glazed and fired to create thousands of ceramic pieces which are then handsewn onto a metal base. The overlapping pieces in a variety of sizes and shapes resemble the scale
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