“On an exceedingly hot September afternoon in 2022, I found myself shepherded through carefully pre-arranged security, past the stately flags of Geneva’s United Nations, into the sun-filled parterre of the Palais des Nations. I was in Geneva, Switzerland, with 325 other delegates from 44 countries on the occasion of the International Academy of Ceramics’ 50th Congress. We had the great privilege of attending the official opening of “We come from the other side,” an exhibition curated by Norwegian Ingunn Svanas Almedal. Five seemingly disparate artists were featured, Katrine Køster Holst, Raisa Porsange, Máret Ánne Sara, Ahmed Umar, and Lin Wang. Clay, Norway, and otherness are the unifying elements of the show. Four of the artists work with clay as their primary media, Raisa Porsange worked in video and mixed media.”
Originally published in November 2023 issue of Ceramics Monthly pages 52-55 . http://www.ceramicsmonthly.org . Copyright, The American Ceramic Society. Reprinted with permission.
