There are different series I approach with my ceramic practice, always exploring a new angle as I like to create by slowly shaping around an emotion, character or story. Sometimes it can be just a feeling that persists and then manifests into the material, guiding me with depth and range, connecting to the various stages of the human condition. Everything is hand-built, either by coiling or slab building. Always encouraging the unique voice of a piece. I approach my work in a conversation with the material, searching for the contradictions , the raw and the refined, the line and the curve, the taking up space, the quiet appearing of a manifestation.
“Astrid Salomon hand-builds ceramic vessels and sculptures through an intuitive dialogue with clay, exploring the contradictions inherent in human nature. Her work is strong yet resting in a quiet presence, emerging from the tension between control and surrender, where each piece asserts itself quietly yet unmistakably.”
VITA
born in Germany, based in Naarm, Melbourne Australia
2001-2015 working as Fashion Photographer
2020 started ‘Bastard Ceramics’
EXHIBITIONS
2021 - Finalist National Emerging Artist Prize, Michael Reid, Sydney
2022 - ‘Offerings, for if time stands still’ exhibition, Michael Reid Gallery, Sydney
2022 - ‘It’s not just blue’ group show, Craft Victoria, Melbourne
2023 - Winner - CAQ Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence, Brisbane
2023 - ‘Interconnected’ group show, PS Art Space, Perth
2024 - ‘OASIS’ group show, Saint Cloche Gallery, Sydney
2024 - Finalist Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Woollahra Gallery Redleaf, Sydney
2024- ‘Folklore&Fables’ group show curated by Simone Haag, at Craft , Melbourne
2025 - ‘EYE FOR AN EYE’ duo show, Saint Cloche Gallery, Sydney
2025 - ‘SENTINELS’ groups show Saint Cloche Gallery, Sydney
2025- ‘CURRENT” group show Lander-Se Gallery, Red Hill
2025- ‘DONE/UNDONE” group show curated by Joseph Gardner at Craft, Melbourne
