During the three-month residency at the European Ceramic Workcentre (EKWC), I worked mainly with deep-sea sediment. I got that material from scientists at NIOZ. They are investigating the long-term effects of deep-sea mining and testing whether they can recolonisation/restore the seabed after extraction with ceramic knolls mimicking real nodules. I embarked on this and launched a study to use seabed sediment for a speculative prototype of refuges for marine life driven out by deep-sea mining.

From: Residency at the European Ceramic Workcentre

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.

From: Algae to Ashes, Ashes to Glazes