Raymond RorkeRaymond Rorke Ceramics

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Our connection with clay is undoubtedly rooted in our profound connection with place. As a geological material, clay naturally speaks of its earthly source. But when made into objects, clay also expresses our particular human place in the world — our origins and built environments, our cultures and connections, our traditions and advances forward.

 

As a product of earth, clay also can't help but to express landscapes — mountains on the horizon, islands in the sea, cities from afar. These scaled landscapes can, in a moment, take us from our real sense of place and into other-worldly or imaginary realms. With these clay settings, I am exploring clay's capacity to embrace both groundedness and illusion, and how that can more fully and poetically express our human sense of place.