Nilou Ghaemi is a ceramic artist with a focus on hand-building and sculptural works. Experimental processes are a driving force within her practice, pushing clay beyond its expected boundaries. The work is an amalgamation of perceived reality and fantasy, dissolving boundaries between time and space. Clay as a shapeshifting material is contradictory by nature, both fragile and seemingly everlasting, making ceramics a fitting medium for exploring the ideas and experiences around decay, ephemerality and memory.
Nilou Ghaemi is a ceramic artist with a focus on hand-building and sculptural works. Experimental processes are a driving force within her practice, pushing clay beyond its expected boundaries. The work is an amalgamation of perceived reality and fantasy, dissolving boundaries between time and space. Clay as a shapeshifting material is contradictory by nature, both fragile and seemingly everlasting, making ceramics a fitting medium for exploring the ideas and experiences around decay, ephemerality and memory.
9 " H x 16" D
The theme of the show was the living room. Sharing fruit with loved ones was a common occurrence in the living room growing up. Although not specific to Iranians, it is a significant part of the social culture. Preparing and cutting fruit for one another is seen as a gesture of love and care. The colours of the fruit in the piece have been removed drawing out the life and flavours, leaving a grey blue surface reminiscent of mould. The work is meant to highlight the acceptance in which love is shown in some ways and not in others. It also brings to mind the cultural pageantry around abundance and fruits on display with a reference to the rich history of still life in art.