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Katerina

  • _ME_Katerina
  • Ceramicist
  • Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
  • Master Artisan
Katerina Ceramicist
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Sustainability on a never-ending journey

  • • Katerina uses many different techniques and materials
  • • Clay was the starting point for a second life for her
  • • Sustainability and circular economy are the drivers of her research

When she was young, all of Katerina's schoolteachers noticed her creativity. She was very curious, loved studying artistic disciplines and her works were always out of the ordinary. Years later, when she was expecting a baby, she decided to change her life. She attended the famous School of Ceramics in Montelupo Fiorentino, a little village near Florence, that also hosts a museum and an international festival on ceramics. Working with clay took Katerina on a path of rebirth. Testing different materials and techniques and refining her artistic language, she explored sustainability a lot in her work. She is part of Green Task for Ceramics, a community working to identify the most environmentally friendly practices.

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Works

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Plan 9_/B_Human Collection 2018_20

Plan as a planet, but also as a plan to find different perspectives and harmony. This sphere is part of the “B _Human Collection” that focuses on the crucial role of Nature and its balance. The clay was fired at 1200°C and coloured with a personal technique.

Photo: @simonelapini
RE_Never the Same-011

This is a detail of a small ceramic tree from the “RE_Never the Same” collection. All the artworks of this collection share a common feature: here ceramic objects and glass, that are broken or imperfect in some way, come back to a life under a new form. Throwing, carving, glazing and firing, everything can live again and acquire new meanings.

Photo: @simonelapini
RE_Never the Same

This small tree is a candle holder. The base is an imperfect ceramic plate that was destined to be scrapped. This artwork is part of the “RE_Never the Same” collection in which different materials and techniques were tested and used to create something unique.

Photo: @simonelapini
RE_Evolution

This artwork is the combination of two different materials, glass and clay, reacting to firing (10°C). It is part of the “RE_Evolution” collection that was born to understand better the nature, the resiliency and the possible evolution of objects and materials. They survive and change perhaps, but we can always give them a new identity. This collection was inspired by Marcel Duchamp’s 'ready- made' intuitions.

Photo: @simonelapini
RE_Never the Same-07

This coloured tree is a candle holder. The base is an imperfect ceramic plate that was going to be scrapped. This artwork is part of the “RE_Never the Same” collection where broken ceramic plates and glasses are used to create new objects. The combination of materials, techniques and colours is never the same and every object is unique.

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