Icelandic Waves
I created work titled Icelandic Waves, inspired by my observations and imagination of the waves in Skagaströnd during my 2023 residency at NES Artist Residency, Iceland.(https://www.wenhsichenceramics.com/2023-nes-skagastrond-iceland.html)
I carried Royal porcelain from Britain and traditional Japanese print materials, working with my Taiwanese hands to create these postcard-sized pieces. Through them, I reflect on what I see in the landscape and how it relates to the blue-and-white porcelain tradition.
For me, porcelain is a material that connects the East and the West. It is a precious medium, and I feel grateful to use it as the core of my practice. Like waves, porcelain travels across countries and cultures, floating between different landscapes and histories.
Thank you for including my work, is part of the exhibition: dis / comfort.
How does dis/comfort materialize in the North? Through a call for submissions and by invitation, dis/comfort asks how Northern identity, colonialism, and climate change can be imagined and interpreted through layers of comfort and discomfort. Artists share encounters and intimacies with the North through video, photography, carving, embroidery, an interactive card game, a protest poem, and two-dimensional works printed on photo transparencies. A range of experiences and stories unfold, asking viewers to consider their own comfort and reflect on the broader contexts of how dis/comfort shapes living in and visiting the North.
More information, please view https://katieionecraney.com/dis-comfort https://www.uaf.edu/art/gallery-and-events/
Thank you very much
