Miranda Nisenson
- Mathilde Herbinier
- Apr 28
- 2 min read
My current ceramic practice revolves around two main axes: a love of the repetitive gesture and a love of the imaginary. Within my two collections, these two aspects manifest themselves differently.
However, there is a similar ritualization of certain stages in the manufacturing process: shaping for one and decoration for the other.
For Les Typiques, it's the variations arising from the infinite repetition of a gesture that give rise to pieces that are both lively and anachronistic; objects that, while functional, carry a certain magic by the very fact of their existence. For me, one of the strengths of working with clay is to invite the strange into everyday life.
Through the motifs that adorn the pieces in the Dînette collection, I explore the expressive power of form and composition. Through drawing, I embark on a process in which I create my own personal symbolism, a playful mythology. Through the ornamental quality of the motifs in these pieces, I identify with my foremothers, many of whom were embroiderers; turning also brings me closer to a craft tradition, offering a soft canvas that interacts with a thoughtless, imperfect composition. This intuitive exploration of motif is one of the driving forces behind the Dînette collection: an encounter between the grandmother and child within me. From this encounter, I don't seek to convey a discourse, a message - I value a certain mystery, even for myself, in my work - rather, the object becomes evocative of an inner moment that has the capacity to resonate with others.
Finally, I seek to appropriate the techniques and codes of traditional ceramic practice in a process in which I bow to the imaginary.
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