Shawn Kwan

BA (Hons) Ceramics

Migration

The movement of birds when they migrate is expressed in an abstract, narrative and contemporary form. Not exact or literal, but rather “constructed” and “deconstructed” in a two- dimensional and three-dimensional form, exploring different bird species and their movement during the migration process.

These slab-built vessels are juxtaposed and deconstructed using porcelain clay; a delicate material, flimsy when moist and fragile when leather-hard and bone dry. The purpose of their deconstruction is to re-arrange the pattern of migration, the decal prints on both interior and exterior creating a panoramic view suggesting sequence, time passing and energy of free movement.

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