Fragment(s), medium, No. 52

Fragment(s), is an edition of porcelain vases that capture the history, break and decay of a ceramic production mould to reveal the beauty in deterioration and create a memory of what would otherwise be discarded.

Julie Progin & Jesse Mc Lin developed unique casting techniques to seize direct impressions of the piles of broken moulds they found in the Chinese capital of porcelain: Jingdezhen. Seen as artifacts of mass production the moulds were re-used to set forth a reminiscence of the history and present a real-time archeology of the city.

The particular process to make each piece results in a unique and unrepeatable shape as the moulds continue to decay and colour combinations change.
Fragment(s) is an invitation to think about production processes and turning serial production into one-of-a-kind vases.

Fragment(s) have been exhibited at institutions such as M+ Museum for Visual Culture (Hong Kong), the Triennale Di Milano (Italy), Musée Magnelli (France) & Chicago Design Museum (USA) and are held in private and corporate collections as well as the public permanent collections at M+ Museum for Visual Culture (Hong Kong).

Note: Surface irregularities are an inherent part of the design, and contribute to the uniqueness of the vessel.