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Simcha Even-Chen
Folding in Motion 1 by Simcha Even-Chen - porcelain sculpture, red and yellow

2020

About the Item

This sculpture was awarded the Mention Jury Award during the 2022 international competition of the Ceramic Art Andenne (CAA) in Belgium. Folding in Motion 1 is part of the sculptor’s most recent work, in which she uses paper porcelain (porcelain with 0.5% paper fibre added for greater flexibility) to create organic, dynamic and natural shapes. The artist tests the physical limits of the material (its collapse during firing) and plays with the balance between the full and empty spaces created by the shapes. She assembles different pieces to build her sculptures, but because of this process of collapsing, the final result after firing is always open to the unexpected. Colour is an important feature of this sculptural production, likely to elicit an emotional or psychological response from the observer. The linear patterns on the surface follow the viewer’s gaze along the curves, accentuating the soft, light, fluid look of the sculptures.
  • Creator:
    Simcha Even-Chen (1958, Israeli)
  • Creation Year:
    2020
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.45 in (24 cm)Width: 18.12 in (46 cm)Depth: 10.24 in (26 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Paris, FR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU803112517302
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