Frustrated Ceramics present a novel approach to the ancient old processing of ceramic material, suggesting self-shaping of clay, from 2D sheet to a complex 3D shape. Capitalizing on the natural shrinkage of clay material during the firing process, Frustrated Ceramics is a bi-layer composed of two clay types (porcelain and stoneware), having different shrinkage coefficient. Triggered by heat, internal stresses develop in the material during the firing process, becoming a frustrated material. These result in the self-morphing of the flat bi-layer into a complex 3D shape. The resulting is predictable, and is parametrically  controlled through different variables such as thickness, material architecture and grooves.

Following our initial experiments, exhibited in ‘Alchemy’ group exhibition, our mini-solo exhibition ‘Textilism’ further explored the creative potential of our newly developed technique. As flowers demonsrate the infinite variations in Nature’s self-shaping, our bed of ceramic flowers explored variety and the exciting range between control and surprise, inherant to the work with self-shaping materials.

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With: Shira Shoval, in collaboration with Prof. Eran Sharon

What: Porcelain, Stoneware

When: 2022

Where: Textilism (Curator: Enav Barnes Eliyassi), Contemporary Ceramics Centre, Tel Aviv 

Photo: Shay Ben Ephraim

When: 2021

Where: Alchemie (Curator: Shlomit Bauman), Contemporary Ceramics Centre, Tel Aviv  

Photo: Dor Kedmi

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