Hearts ex voto - Oui

11 x 9 x 4 cm, molded, shaped and cut porcelain; partially glazed (gold). High-temperature firing and low-temperature firing for gilding. Hook for hanging on the back.

Under Juli About 's hands, ceramics suddenly become fluid, flexible, shifting and bendable. It has texture, it has volume and we want to touch it to see if it is really soft or not. Juli uses ceramics with a small percentage of paper, which allows her to create solid sculptures.

"Working with porcelain means dealing with the inherent fragility of the material, but also with the fragility of our being in the world. It is a material that must be cared for, and that invites us to care for the world."

Juli About