Let it Burn 2023
My vases have layers, onions have layers. My vases are like onions.
As a child, I spent hours sitting in front of the display cabinet in the living room, to figure out the question where are the onions on the “Blue Onion Pattern” porcelain set. The display cabinet and its contents have some specific vibes. For my family, it is some kind of sacred space to adore with objects inside not to be touched or even be used under any circumstances. Despite the fact that the untouchable objects there were carefully designed to be used and touched, and not just be observed from a distance. While “Let it Burn” vases are inconvenient objects for everyday use, they were designed for speculation or meditation.
In order to achieve this, cobalt, which gives blue onion pattern its characteristic colour, was applied on sheets of paper that were then soaked into porcelain. Later, paper burned down in the process of firing, leaving behind many fragile layers of porcelain.
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Lucie Vobr Jestrabikova
Czechia
Lucie Vobr – Jestřabíková (*1990) is a Czech visual artist whose work focuses on the issue of touch and its associated transformation throu- gh destructive gesture. She does not perceive this socially problematic gesture as negative, but above all as positive, thanks to which we can give space for our emotions to run their course, as well as thanks to which something new and perhaps even more useful can be created. The results are often objects made of seemingly fragile materials such as paper, tape and porcelain. The transformation of these materials takes place through careful and singular processing, for example, by systematically and painstakingly scribbling on the paper with a pencil before the visual transformation from white and soft paper to a hard metal-like object.
As a member of the art group Gravidity group, Lucie is also involved in various interactive events, in which she combines site-specifific approaches with installation, performance and workshops.