Original artwork description:

"Terra Cognita. Basalt" is crafted from various types of stoneware blended with porcelain slip and pigments, evoking the charred remnants of landscapes altered by mining explorations. These increasingly common sites remain largely invisible to the public yet leave a profound impact on the environment.

High-fired at 1250°C, the piece is fully water-resistant and handmade using premium stoneware locally sourced around Barcelona. It is framed in a floating frame with a metal hook for wall mounting.

The Terra Cognita series draws inspiration from aerial views of remote terrains. From a satellite’s perspective, mining quarries, desert valleys, and salt flats are indistinguishable, appearing desolate yet captivating. This series does not prioritize hierarchies but presents these phenomena side by side, exploring how the landscape genre can reflect the complex interplay between humanity and nature.

Recreating these landscapes in clay lends materiality and immediacy to distant, often inaccessible terrains. Mounted on a wall, these works allow viewers to engage with the unknowable, bridging the gap between observation and experience.

Materials used:

Ceramic: Stoneware, Glazes

Tags:
#nature #texture #abstract landscape #tactile #low-relief 

Terra Cognita. Basalt (2023)

Clay sculpture 
by Maryia Virshych

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"Terra Cognita. Basalt" is crafted from various types of stoneware blended with porcelain slip and pigments, evoking the charred remnants of landscapes altered by mining explorations. These increasingly common sites remain largely invisible to the public yet leave a profound impact on the environment.

High-fired at 1250°C, the piece is fully water-resistant and handmade using premium stoneware locally sourced around Barcelona. It is framed in a floating frame with a metal hook for wall mounting.

The Terra Cognita series draws inspiration from aerial views of remote terrains. From a satellite’s perspective, mining quarries, desert valleys, and salt flats are indistinguishable, appearing desolate yet captivating. This series does not prioritize hierarchies but presents these phenomena side by side, exploring how the landscape genre can reflect the complex interplay between humanity and nature.

Recreating these landscapes in clay lends materiality and immediacy to distant, often inaccessible terrains. Mounted on a wall, these works allow viewers to engage with the unknowable, bridging the gap between observation and experience.

Materials used:

Ceramic: Stoneware, Glazes

Tags:
#nature #texture #abstract landscape #tactile #low-relief 
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Maryia Virshych (b. 1989, Minsk, BY) received her Design Research MA from the Bau Design College in Barcelona, Spain (2016) and a BA in Architecture from Belarusian National Technical University... Read more

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