May we share tea at death, 2023, Mid fire black clay
Disentombed, 2023, Mid fire black clay
Untitled, 2023, Mid fire black clay
In Japanese culture, tea ceremonies were a sacred form of art to bring tranquillity and show respect to one another, however to many, instead used to display status. Despite all efforts of maintaining an elitist system and living a life of prosperity, what is left ultimately remains the same. Although living in a hierarchal predator catch prey society, with no say in the matter, the two will lay together side by side, concealed in the dirt after death. ‘May we share tea at death’, is the unearthing and disentombing of The Imjin War and along with that, the stories of Korean potters who were forcibly brought into Japan, highly valued for their craftsmanship.
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With a love for dark and dainty things, Annie Kang is a Korean-Australian ceramicist with a passion for building lifesize animals presented to possess capabilities of human emotion and thought. The grandeur and intricacy of these creatures are captured through her dynamic use of surface texture and slip-trailed detailing accompanied by her specialty, black clay. |