Sculpture formed from the earth

• • Claire spent four months in Mexico and was mesmerised
• • She loves all the phases of working with clay
• • Her art is inspired by the geology around her and that she has visited

Claire Fréchet inhabits a world of her own when she is working – her world is imaginary, it is cosmic, and it is free. A truly imagined universe. Her works combine contrasting reliefs inspired by geology with mineral archetypal forms. She creates shapes, such as spheres, that are tapered or hammered as if they are landscapes unfolding between the shadows. The surface is almost flickering from the use of the oxidised, coated and smoked ceramic material. Her objects have a real sense of age, they appear almost prehistoric. Her experience in Mexico left an indelible mark, which was refined by her later studies in Paris. But the evocative primitive and perceptible touch in every nuance. This makes her pieces unique and unrepeatable, they beautifully mix modern with traditional. A bit like her personality.