ReMains

2024/2025 Scholarships

Decoration

DESIGNER

SEUNGEUN SHEEN

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Name & Concept of Artwork 作品名稱與設計理念

Category 作品屬性:

擺飾

Concept of artwork 設計理念:

I recreate delicate flowers, enfolded in a clay slip, into resolute and reborn blooms through firing. While the organic essence of flowers dissipates, the essence is eternally preserved in the vessel of inorganic slip. This transformative process from organic to inorganic mirrors an exquisite creation, where the vanished blossoms bloom anew. In what remains after firing, I aspire to ruminate on the meaning of the finitude and infinity of life.

Artwork information

作品材質,陶瓷比例佔:

90%

作品包含其他材質:

Glass, Wood, Preserved flower

長度 (cm):

20cm

寬度(cm):

20cm

高度 (cm):

30cm

淨重 (g):

900

其他說明:

Within the realm of ceramics, my gaze fixates on what remains in the wake of fiery metamorphosis. The ceramics that endure the searing flames have kindled a profound wonder within my artistic curiosity. Ever since I embarked on my ceramic journey, I have been inescapably drawn to the world of materials, subjecting them to fervent rapture of the kiln, seeking what remains beyond blaze. Indeed, both the alchemy of firing and the enduring aftermath are the materials themselves. Firing breathes life into organic materials while what remains transcends into inorganic existence. Unlike organic materials, inorganic materials eloquently narrate timeless tales across myriad forms. By harnessing this trait, I propose to present novel possibilities for materials used in ceramics. Further, the title ‘ReMain’ is intentional, melding the regal letters ‘R’ and ‘M’ from the English word ‘to continue to exist without disappearing,’ alluding to the prefix ‘Re,’ meaning ‘again,’ and the adjective ‘Main,’ signifying the hues of ‘principal’ and ‘major.’ Thus, ‘ReMain’ emerges as an ode to the things endure, gracing all forms, including the very foundations that birthed this creation.

a philosophical work that turns organic matter into inorganic matter

Kwanho Woo

Director of the Ceramic Research Center in Hongik University
韓國弘益大學陶藝研究所所長〈譯〉

具有強烈的個人風格

李光裕 Guang-Yu Lee

Design Director of Franz Collection Inc.
法藍瓷股份有限公司設計總監

This is a work of exceptionally high caliber in both concept and execution.

Tomohiro Daicho

Head of the Crafts Section at the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

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