Dialogues are my sculptural statement about the way we misuse the freedom of expression and have forgotten the beauty of a genuine dialogue.

The Dialogues are vessel-shaped objects, in wavy pattern shapes, without prior destination. Clay pieces joined together on freehand with focus on how and where to join the next piece of clay as a result of a dialogue between the clay and I. They are also three-dimensional bodies interacting and creating ’’white spaces” to form their own communication. An embodiment of feelings of respect, cohesion, unbiased and candid. My emotional hopes become bodies of work embracing the dialogue of fair-mindedness.

My perspective was to create objects where the viewer senses the underlying intimacy of the interaction between the clay and I in the process of making. How the clay talked, and how I had to listen to create. The concept was to embrace some uncertainty in the creativity and trust the clay, with fear, that it might undermine the outcomes. Of course, decisions would have to be made by me, but I wanted the clay to play an important role in the decision-making. Emphasizing the so forgotten qualities of a good conversation and dialogue between people.


Photography: Nicolai Franzen