Winter

Trained in traditional Onggi pottery, Korean Ceramicist Sangwoo Kim specialises in creating large vessels with over-sized clay slabs. Living in both Switzerland and France has influenced his ever-evolving style guided by time-honoured techniques and intercultural impulses. This Ceramic sculpture, captures the rounded forms of Switzerland’s snow-covered Emmental mountain range. A porcelain veneer pours over the surface to represent the alpine snow. An intense polishing process then reveals the structure beneath; similar to the way melted snow exposes the hidden landscape. Conjuring up an unexpected haptic effect, the artisan reawakens the senses through his reinterpretation of European and Asian traditions.