Material Evidence II : Autonomous Structure

Autonomous Structure investigates the moment when glaze begins to generate its own structural identity. 

Rather than functioning as decoration applied to ceramic form, glaze becomes the primary sculptural material. Minimal porcelain supports establish the initial conditions, but they do not determine the final work. During firing, glaze responds to gravity, viscosity, heat, and time, gradually developing its own structural presence. 

The initial geometry is established by the artist, while the final contours and relationships emerge through the material's autonomous behavior. The resulting forms preserve evidence of movement, transformation, and physical negotiation between intentional construction and material agency. 

Autonomous Structure examines the threshold where glaze shifts from being supported by ceramic to becoming a structure in its own right.

Material Evidence; Structural Tension

 My work investigates the relationship between porcelain and glaze through material interaction.
 Rather than functioning as a surface, glaze becomes an autonomous structural element that supports, separates, and connects ceramic fragments. 
The fragments are not remnants of a completed form, but fundamental units shaped through firing, fracture, and manual intervention. Through their interaction with glaze, a condition of tension emerges—between stability and collapse, attachment and distance. Each work is constructed through controlled processes, yet remains open to material transformation. Cracks, translucency, and structural imbalance are not imposed, but arise from the physical properties of clay and glaze.

This practice focuses on how form is generated through material behavior, where structure is defined not by composition alone, but by the forces acting within it.