Bhumi Bala, 2024
Handbuild refractory stoneware, 39% by chamotte, engobbio with fondant, splinting with agate and firing at high temperature.
Thinking back to Cretan-Minoan, Etruscan, or Greco-Roman traditional clay or votive cult figurine productions, pre-Columbian productions, typical dolls daruma Japanese and to Indian mythological terracotta figurines, the set of sculptures Bhumi Bali (which literally means Earth Force in Sanskrit) aims to synthesize all these ancient examples and techniques by reworking them into a modern aesthetic, creating contemporary and playful icons.