ARTEFACT ثحب

PROCESS ةيلمع

Inspired by ceramic plates and Islamic use of ceramic tiles for artwork and representation.

To begin, an cast of the Artefact had been created on Autocad to help guide the clay moulding process. To clarify, Clay works in mysterious ways, the initial colour of the clay does not reflect the final result of one cooked under high temperature and without an understanding of how this works, I spoke with technicians of the ceramic studio and they helped me to understand the best clay to use that would give us an similar results to Islamic wall ceramic. Which was PF640 GT Material (as per images below).

PF640 GT is a type of clay known as stoneware clay. Stoneware clay is fired at a high temperature, typically between 1200-1300 degrees Celsius, which makes it strong and durable.

Once I identified the correct clay, I began with cutting out the shape of the Artefact, then the moulds and shapes of my proposal.

Failed atempt, due to lack of understanding during the drying stage, the wet clay loses its water and contracts, producing the first phase of shrinkage