Irene likes to emphasise the sensual aspect of porcelain as a material. Her works are inspired by well-known fairy tales and myths, which she endeavours to bring to life by interpreting them in an original, personal manner.

Height 10 cm
Length 17 cm
Width 9 cm

This piece, finished with a white glaze, is more dramatic, distorted and feverish than Irene’s previous creations. The title refers to the European mania for porcelain imports from the Orient in the 17th century.

Height 21 cm
Length 36 cm
Width 26 cm

Crafted in porcelain and finished with a black glaze, this statuette is evocative of bronze-cast sculptures. It represents a classical female form, animalised and perhaps asexualised by replacing the head with that of a bird.

Height 50 cm
Length 30 cm
Width 26 cm

This ceramic sculpture, finished with an ebony glaze, is part of a series of miniature sarcophagi. They are covered with various fragments and hold traces, remains and memories that have become twisted and cracked, reflecting history, destruction and suffering in the outside world.

Height 16 cm
Length 18 cm
Width 11 cm

Intertwined ceramic abstract figures on a human scale lie on a grey textile bench with visible mattress stuffing. The piece suggests movement, power and the rhythm of Baroque ideals, reminiscent of the time when porcelain was first produced in Europe and with the porcelain room as a reference and inspiration.

Height 80 cm
Length 160 cm
Width 70 cm