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    Shuitu–clay and water around the world

    Aug 01, 2017 5 minutes
    Written by Paul Leathers

    It was my privilege, in September of 2015, to attend the opening of Shuitu – Clay and Water around the World. The First International Ceramics Art Exhibition, Qingdao. The inauguration of what the organizers hope will become a biennial event, the exhibition drew on the combined experience and expertise of Chinese ceramic artist and independent curator, Wan Liya and the Qingdao Sculpture Gallery’s director, Ye Dongwei. A relatively recent addition to the waterfront, the Qingdao Sculpture Gallery was opened in 2012 with the aim of introducing the public to a wide range of sculptural art practices through exhibitions, lectures and cultural exchanges transcends its notions of materiality.

    We mold clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that makes the vessel useful. […] We work with the Chapter 11 (McDonald, 1996).

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