Group exhibition TERRAFORMA at @van_rij_gallery
Thank you for the invitation to @curating666 Jacek Sosnowski and @katarzyna_
THOUGHTS NeSpoon 2012-2042
Thoughts are a record of a state of meditation in porcelain.
Making ceramic petals, with left over clay from other works, began without any clear purpose and almost subconsciously.
Weeks passed and I noticed one petal after the other looking finer. I was devoting more and more attention, focus and precision to the formation. Gradually this seemingly purposeless and simple process was becoming more rewarding. I felt calm, my thoughts became orderly and I was filled with peace, optimism and serenity. It was almost as if the meditative feelings were somehow materialising into the form of fine white petals.
The project started in 2012 and I will continue for as long as I am able.
The final exhibition will take place in the year 2042.
In the following years I started forming petals in the places I visited.
I just sat, looked around, and let my thoughts flow freely through my mind. In that moment, my fingers formed the petals recording each my thought in soft clay. This process somehow reminds me of the old way of making records, when the vibrating needle carved grooves in the wax matrix, recording the sound.
Each petal takes about a minute of my time to form.
I aim to make 50 kg of petals every year. By 2042 my goal is to have approximately 1500 kg of THOUGHTS.
I believe that the sound created by THOUGHTS releases my materialised peace and allows the mind to be cleansed.
