When the ceramist Sylvie Enjalbert constructs her vases and vessels, she continues a long cultural history. Perhaps no other artistic genre provides as much room to explore the question of stability as does ceramics. The material appears delicate, but the forms have hardly changed over time. With Sylvie Enjalbert, it is the added details that give the timeless forms a new direction. The plain, unglazed, seemingly archaic vases stand like a prima ballerina on feet drawn upwards; bowls are eccentrically constructed and lose their statics. Lying on their side, they transition into a mobile state. They are works of art, no longer meant to be used.
Read MoreSylvie Enjalbert (*1973) has been regularly invited to show her artworks in Japan, South Korea, China, where she also had the opportunity to work as a resident artist. The Ariana Museum Geneva rewarded her last year for the entire work and especially for the last creations reflecting the deep connection she has with the inner self.
Text courtesy Galerie Albrecht.
