ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mimi is an award-winning ceramic artist originally from South Korea, now based in London. She trained as a ceramist and artist at the Fine Art department in Wonkwang University, South Korea and the Royal College Of Art, United Kingdom.
Mimi's pieces are held in prestigious public and private collections. Notable exhibitions include the Collect by Cavaliero Finn in the Somerset House in London (2020-24), Deep Breathing at Echo Ohorano in Kyoto, and the New Craftsman Gallery, in UK. She also exhibits at the Museum of Siegburg in Germany where she was awarded the ceramics price.
DESCRIPTION
This series by Mimi is inspired by the book 'In Watermelon Sugar' and was made particularly for House of QRA. As a large standing porcelain sculptural vessel slip, it represents a lantern held by a future lover as she walks through a green forest at night. It contains a story that leaks out of the vessel like the light from a lamp flickering in the woods.
The piece is crafted using her unique method of handwritten porcelain slip, coiled and built up into forms that echo the moon’s surface. Her technique plays with a delicate appearance while surprising with robustness at the same time. Adjusts the heat of the kiln, Mimi is able to create a collapsed form. The beauty in this gentle planned collapse highlights the love of imperfection in Korean ceramics.
DETAILS
Hand-built with care
Material: Porcelain
Process: Words written and formed into a sculpture, fired and glazed
Type: Unique art work w/ Certificate of Authenticity
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