| I am inspired by the images, processes, and materials found in our consumer culture, and as an artist, I am curious to explore how these can be used to draw attention to the way we see reality and life around us. For the slip-casting workshop I chose an ordinary Jik bottle off my kitchen shelf. The handle indicated function. It is a well-thought-out and strangely aesthetic sculptural object. I like the ambiguity that arises when setting different materials and processes together, such as plastic and clay. People often comment on the ambiguous nature of the original Jik bottle they know, and the copy they see. |  |
Karin Lijnes
I am inspired by the images, processes, and materials found in our consumer culture, and as an artist, I am curious to explore how these can be used to draw attention to the way we see reality and life around us.
For the slip-casting workshop I chose an ordinary Jik bottle off my kitchen shelf. The handle indicated function. It is a well-thought-out and strangely aesthetic sculptural object. I like the ambiguity that arises when setting different materials and processes together, such as plastic and clay. People often comment on the ambiguous nature of the original Jik bottle they know, and the copy they see. They are convinced what they see is plastic.
Pouring slip in and out of moulds for a long period of time became a meditation, an emptying out and letting go of fixed perceptions. Even though I have been working on the one work for over two years, I will only see the final result in the exhibition space.
