20 March 2021 - 02 May 2021
KRISTIN BURGHAM
Presence

“Industrial ceramic production methods inform my practice.

Working with found objects allows me to consider the making process and that of the anonymous maker. As I map each object to create a mould, I am immersed in the production process, both mine and that of the original maker. I trace seams and junctions of found object and track the maker’s hand. The object is then transformed through the process of casting into an empty plaster void lined with seams and scars. It lacks emotional connection or context. The empty imprint like a three-dimensional photographic negative, a piece of debris from someone’s life. Through its absence, a new narrative begins and the object and maker are granted presence and life.

Porcelain retains memory and presence.”

- Kristin Burgham, 2021

Kristin Burgham is a Melbourne-based ceramicist. She is interested in industrial ceramic production processes and found objects. Her hand-built porcelain assemblages are imbued with colour, scale and memory.

Her works acknowledge and reflect on industry and its social history.

Burgham is a recent fine arts graduate who had a life in media before working with clay full-time.