For millennia, we have drawn on the riches of the Earth.
We humans have squandered as if resources would never run out. But the raw materials used in ceramics are non-renewable.
Ceramics are made from clay and minerals extracted from deep underground — geological deposits formed in prehistoric times.
We are already experiencing shortages of certain raw materials, which means that carefully developed ceramic recipes can no longer be used.
Are there alternatives to the virgin resources we take from the earth?
Every year, vast amounts of ceramic waste are discarded — tiles, pots, plates, toilets, and bricks.
Most glass is already being recycled, but this process also produces residual waste.
The quarrying industry generates significant amounts of material that are simply discarded as waste.
Can all this waste be transformed into new ceramic objects?
This is exactly what Christina Schou Christensen, Thora Finnsdottir, and Signe Fensholt have explored — and in the exhibition, you’ll see the results of their experiments.
They have incorporated these investigations into their artistic practices, and the works on display are made predominantly from waste materials.
The project is a collaboration with BOFA and Hephæstus.
