vol_Luminous : :Tallest n x n cm
vol_Luminous
This collection of ceramic works entitled vol_Luminous comprises 17 wheel-thrown closed sculptural forms. All pieces are white stoneware clay fired to either 1280 degrees in reduction or to 1200 degrees in oxidation. They are finished with an original range of satin matt glazes. The tallest piece, Mekbuda, is just over 1 metre tall.
Most pieces contain several hundred fibre optic cables illuminated with LEDs to create patterns of light across the surfaces of the works. Aldebaran, centre-back above, contains a single side-lit fibre optic cable.
The collection is, in part, inspired by modern architectural forms and features and by organic forms, particularly those of succulent plants: holes in the surfaces of the pieces form patterns reminiscent of iterative growth patterns.
Terebellum : : Details 20 x 20 cm
Awards
As winner of an award of merit from the Design Institute of Australia in the Queensland Design Awards, vol_Luminous was exhibited in Design Excellence in Queensland at the Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane in June 2006.
Publications
vol_Luminous is featured in the book Porcelain by Vivienne Foley published in the US and UK in 2014.
A full feature article on vol_Luminous was published in The International Magazine of Ceramic Art and Craft, Ceramic Review (link opens in a new window), in the May/June 2008 edition.
Construction
For details of how these pieces were constructed see the construction page.
