In this installment of the #10DigitTech talks, Canadian ceramicist Carole Epp discusses the development of the Make & Do Canadian Clay Directory, as well as the struggles, and what it takes to build a resource like this online.
We’re pleased to share with you our 10 Digit Technology; Understanding Virtual & Material Realities Speaker Series. These talks were recorded March 7, 2020 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as a part of our 14th National CCF/FCMA Conference. Our speakers and panelists explore new approaches, research and projects on the material and digital realities in craft.
Marie Woo’s groundbreaking personal work, including vessels, sculptures, installations, and the creation of her signature and sought after glazes “Woo Blue” and “Woo Yellow,” achieve the often-elusive aspiration that drives many visual artists – honouring tradition while simultaneously pushing a form forward. Her work as a scholar, preservationist, curator, and educator have further influenced, sustained, and connected the field of ceramics.
Dhaka Art Summit 2020
Existence-emitting Movements
is an action in which a group
of women walk directly on an installation comprised
of hundreds of raw clay vessels in different shapes and sizes inspired by traditional cerâmica traditions of Bangladesh. Most cultures, including those of the artist’s native Mexico as well as Bangladesh, perpetuate the iconic image of a woman bearing a vessel on her head to transport water or food; a symbol of the hard domestic labour weighing down women in society. Héctor Zamora disrupts the order of things by placing the vessel not upon the women’s heads, but rather beneath their feet.
By inverting the equation, what occurs is a shared space of liberation where women can turn the tide of patriarchy and recover pleasure in their lives.
Text by Diana Campbell Betancourt
Dhaka Art Summit and Samdani Art Foundation
