Algae to Ashes, Ashes to Glazes
At the Algae to Ashes, Ashes to Glazes workshop, we started the first tests with sediment from the deepsea. How does sediment respond to high temperatures (it melts!l) and can we use seaweed to upgrade deep-sea clay and design an A+++ Nodules or 4.0 Nodules?
The deep-sea clay used is from the GSR exploration contract area. We received the samples through marine biologist Sabine Gollner, NIOZ, who is conducting research on fauna recovery after mine impacts. Visual artist and ceramist Lot Lemm advised us with technical knowledge for manufacturing ceramic products.
Algae to Ashes, Ashes to Glazes
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From Algae to Ashes, from Ashes to Glazes was organised by the Atlas of Ovens as part of the exhibition Tidal Zone Experiences with Filip Van Dingenen, Hélène Meyer. The Atlas of Ovens is an artistic research project that explores the physical and social aspects of heat practices. It is a collaboration between Clémentine Vaultier, Maximiliaan Royakkers and Ciel Grommen, who bring their backgrounds in architecture and ceramics into the project.The workshop was an interaction between different artistic and academic researchers with backgrounds in ceramics, architecture and the arts, a gathering in the fumes of seaweed to exchange interests, knowledge and practices. Above all, it was a unique opportunity to see how Jean-François Paquay proceeds in his work with ashes, and to participate in the research on algae.
