Mella Shaw
MA work
MA work
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Black Tumbling Form
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Black Tumbling Form
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Thresholds
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Grey Tipping Point
Stained porcelain
In my current practice I am exploring tipping points, thresholds and edges. I am particularly interested in capturing a sense of loss that I believe is present at the point of transition, when clay vitrifies into ceramics, in the dark behind the closed doors of a kiln. By utilising the pyroplasticity of porcelain – where the clay body sags, warps or bends under its own weight at high temperature – I reveal the playful tension present at this moment of metamorphosis. Where an object loses its order and momentarily gives way to chaos, movement and chance.
Info
Info
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MA Degree
School
School of Humanities
Programme
MA Ceramics & Glass, 2013
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Contact
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+44 (0)7813 696166
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In my current practice I am exploring tipping points, thresholds and edges. I am particularly interested in capturing a sense of loss that I believe is present at the point of transition, when clay vitrifies into ceramics, in the dark behind the closed doors of a kiln. By utilising the pyroplasticity of porcelain – where the clay body sags, warps or bends under its own weight at high temperature – I reveal the playful tension present at this moment of metamorphosis. Where an object loses its order and momentarily gives way to chaos, movement and chance.
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Degrees
- Diploma, Ceramics, City Literary Institute, 2011; BA (Hons), Anthropology, Durham University, 2000
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Experience
- Head of Exhibitions, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, 2008–11
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Exhibitions
- At Home, 7 Wetherby Gardens, London, 2012; Ceramic Art London, Royal College of Art, London, 2012; New Designers, Business Design Centre, London, 2011; Point of Departure, Great Western Studios, London, 2012
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Awards
- Winner, Behrens Trust Award, 2012; Winner, Waddesdon Manor Prize, 2012
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Conferences
- Ceramics in the Age of Longing, Ceramics - Professional Practice, Bath Spa University, 2013
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Publications
- 'A Class Apart – Best New Graduates 2013', Grant Gibson, Crafts Magazine, May/June 2013; 'Pop-Up Ceramics', Kimberly Chandler, Ceramic Review, Nov/Dec 2012; 'Homes and Property', London Evening Standard, 14 November 2012