Room to Play: Exploring Process in Contemporary Ceramics

Abstract

This practice-led research explores my changing relationship with process in developing contemporary ceramic artwork, where the development of artwork begins with process as a means of driving a fixed outcome, to becoming an outcome itself. The project is developed from studio practice which investigates various making methodologies, such as using plaster moulds, handbuilding, repetition in making, playing, and engaging with the viewer. My research argues that by focusing on an open-ended process-driven methodology in creating artwork, the experimental process can provide a broader platform for unexpected possibilities to emerge and mature. The research outcome has resulted in handbuilding three groups of artwork, each of which invite the viewer to engage and interact.