Continuum
Overview
2021
Ceramic, Ceramics
Unique Work
Dimensions: 200cm (H) x 50cm (W) / 78.7" (H) x 19.7" (W)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
Continuum consists of 1500 small handmade porcelain bells, which are fed on to metal wire, hung on a single hook to form a large organic cluster, over three meters long.
The inspiration for the work comes from an old Greenlandic legend about the Mother of the Sea, who, in order to punish humans for the mistreatment of the seas, had gathered all the animals in her hair. Once man realises his misdeeds and combs her hair free of the mess, balance is restored in the ocean.
The fragile bells illuminate the strength of nature, if we as humans can comprehend it. The work deals with and captures nature's cyclical growth and expresses its strength and impermanence in a form of holistic balance.
Artist profile
Naja Utzon Popov
Born: 1973
Hometown: Copenhagen
Based in: Copenhagen
Naja Utzon Popov is a Danish/Australian sculptor, ceramicist and textile designer who is internationally oriented in her work. She studied drawing and painting in Australia before moving to the UK, where she continued her formal education at the University of Westminster. Naja Utzon Popov’s childhood years in Denmark and her …
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